Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
- 1989
- 1h 19m
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A collection of profiles of people dead from AIDS who are remembered in the AIDS Memorial Quilt.A collection of profiles of people dead from AIDS who are remembered in the AIDS Memorial Quilt.A collection of profiles of people dead from AIDS who are remembered in the AIDS Memorial Quilt.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 4 wins total
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Gregg Baker
- Self - News Reporter
- (archive footage)
Gary Bauer
- Self - Policy Advisor to the President
- (archive footage)
Robert Bazell
- Self - News Reporter
- (archive footage)
Kevin Boyle
- Self - News Reporter
- (archive footage)
Edward Brandt
- Self - Assistant Secretary for Health
- (archive footage)
Tom Brokaw
- Self - News Reporter
- (archive footage)
Bobbi Campbell
- Self
- (archive footage)
David C. Campbell
- Self
- (archive footage)
Marcus A. Conant
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (as Marcus A. Conant M.D.)
James Curran
- Self - Center for Disease Control
- (archive footage)
- (as James Curran M.D.)
Bolton Eckert
- Self - News Reporter
- (archive footage)
- (as Barton Eckert)
Jerry Falwell
- Self - Moral Majority Leader
- (archive footage)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe documentary was the first project of Dolly Parton and Sandy Gallin's Sandollar Productions not to feature Parton (having previously produced her film "A Smoky Mountain Christmas" in 1986 and her ABC variety series "Dolly" in 1987-88). Subsequent projects from their company included the Steve Martin "Father of the Bride" films, "Shinning Through," "Sabrina," "IQ," and "Buffy The Vampire Slayer."
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Narrator: It took Rock Hudson's death to capture America's attention. By that time, AIDS had already killed 15 thousand of other Americans. Rock Hudson is the most famous name in the giant quilt, a memorial to ten thousand names of men, women and children who came along very different roads to the same fate.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (1990)
- SoundtracksCommon Threads
Written and Performed by Bobby McFerrin
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Still Holds Up...
I am a health teacher who has used this film many years ago..but had thought it might have been too old to use now. But after giving it a lot of thought, NOW is the time to show the film more than ever as kids today (and many young adults) do not know the history of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and how those caught up in the early stigma filled days, coped with the disease. Of course stigma still exists around the subject, but this movie brings a compelling human face to the tragedy and neglect that was brought about through ignorance and prejudice.
The haunting images of the past, coupled with the story telling, create a 'must view' for today. As others have said, it packs a powerful punch, so be aware of the difficult outcomes of those involved. This film is definitely 'one for the ages'...
The haunting images of the past, coupled with the story telling, create a 'must view' for today. As others have said, it packs a powerful punch, so be aware of the difficult outcomes of those involved. This film is definitely 'one for the ages'...
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By what name was Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989) officially released in Canada in English?
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