With Emmy voting now underway and Taylor Mac’s 24-Decade History of Popular Music streaming on Max, Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman speak exclusively with The Queer Review’s editor James Kleinmann about documenting this monumental work.
Interview with Rob and Jeffrey for the San Francisco Chronicle
Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman sat down with David Lewis of the SF Chronicle to discuss their 30-year history as filmmaking collaborators. They will be presented with the George Gund III Craft of Cinema Award at the SF International Film Festival this April 15th.
End Game Premieres at Sundance 2018
Directed, produced, and edited by Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman, END GAME follows visionary medical practitioners who are working on the cutting edge of life and death — and dedicated to changing our thinking about both.
The film premieres at the Sundance Film Festival this January 21st through 27th. View the full screening schedule.
Paragraph 175 at NewFest
Rob Epstein will be present at two screenings for this year's NewFest:
On October 21, Rob will participate in an extended post-screening panel for DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHERS (1919) on the film's significance in the queer cinema canon. He'll speak alongside Noah Isenberg, Professor of Culture and Media at the New School's Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts; film journalist Manuel Betancourt and Ashley Swinnerton, Collection Specialist, Department of Film at MoMA.
PARAGRAPH 175 will screen on October 22 at 10:30am at Cinépolis Chelsea (formerly Bow Tie). Rob Epstein will be present for a Q&A following the screening.
Paragraph 175 now available on Vimeo on Demand
Paragraph 175 is now available for rent or purchase on Vimeo on Demand.
Directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, Paragraph 175 fills a crucial gap in the historical record of World War II - the Nazi persecution of homosexuals - and reveals the lasting consequences of this hidden chapter of 20th century history. Winner of the Documentary Directing Award at Sundance Film Festival (2000), and the FIPRESCI Prize and Teddy Award for Best Documentary Film at Berlinale, Paragraph 175 remains a significant account of a little known history told from the voices of those who survived.
"Heart-stopping! Imbued with humanity and unexpected humor." -Jan Stuart, NEWSDAY
"Exquisite and powerful." -Mick LaSalle, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
"Not to be missed...elegant and powerful!" -David Ansen, NEWSWEEK
Killing the Colorado to air on Discovery Channel August 4 at 9pm
The Times of Harvey Milk to screen at Bangkok Doc+Talk
The Celluloid Closet at Frameline40
The Celluloid Closet will screen at the Castro Theater for Frameline40 on Friday, June 24th, in honor of the 20th anniversary of the film's release in 1996. Purchase tickets at the link below. Screening begins at 1:30pm.