Rob Epstein

Rob Epstein (b. 1955, New Jersey) and Jeffrey Friedman (b. 1951, Los Angeles) are directors, writers, and producers. Their documentaries have received substantial recognition, including two Oscars and several Emmys. In 1987 they founded Telling Pictures productions. While Epstein started his career as a documentarist, Friedman began as assistant editor on such films as The Exorcist (1973) and Raging Bull (1980). Their most successful films together include Paragraph 175 (2000) about the Nazi persecution of homosexuals, The Celluloid Closet (1995) about gay and lesbian characters in Hollywood films, and Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989) about the first decade of the AIDS epidemic in the USA. Epstein also shot the multiple award-winning documentary The Times of Harvey Milk (1984). Howl opened the Sundance festival and competed at the Berlinale.

MFF Karlovy Vary