Robert P. Epstein (born April 6, 1955), is an American director, producer, writer, and editor. He has won two

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for Best Documentary Feature, for the films ''

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'' and '' Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt''. In 1987, Epstein and his filmmaking partner, Jeffrey Friedman, founded Telling Pictures, a production company and team known for "groundbreaking feature documentaries". In addition to nonfiction documentaries, Epstein's works include scripted narratives such as ''

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'', his award-winning film about

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's controversial poem by the same name (starring

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), and '' Lovelace'', the story about the life and trials of pornographic superstar Linda Lovelace (starring

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). Epstein is currently the co-chair of the Film Program at

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in San Francisco and Oakland, California. He is openly gay.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Epstein, Rob 1955 births Living people American film directors American film producers Directors of Best Documentary Feature Academy Award winners Grammy Award winners News & Documentary Emmy Award winners LGBT people from New Jersey LGBT film directors People from New Brunswick, New Jersey