

History · Documentary
Overview
On the eve of 1987's Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, surviving families and friends of people who have died of AIDS prepare panels to be added to a large-scale memorial quilt project. Drawing from the sea of names memorialized, director Robert Epstein focuses on the lives of six people. Alongside the intimate profiles offered, through news footage and interviews, Epstein puts the AIDS crisis in the larger context of social and government response to the disease.
Top Cast


Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman
Narrator (voice)
Dustin Hoffman
Narrator (voice)
Sara Lewinstein
Sara Lewinstein
Storyteller (Story Subject: Dr. Tom Waddell)
Sara Lewinstein
Storyteller (Story Subject: Dr. Tom Waddell)
David Mandell
David Mandell
Storyteller (Story Subject: David Mandell Jr.)
David Mandell
Storyteller (Story Subject: David Mandell Jr.)
Suzi Mandell
Suzi Mandell
Storyteller (Story Subject: David Mandell Jr.)
Suzi Mandell
Storyteller (Story Subject: David Mandell Jr.)
Sallie Perryman
Sallie Perryman
Storyteller (Story Subject: Robert Perryman)
Sallie Perryman
Storyteller (Story Subject: Robert Perryman)


Vito Russo
Vito Russo
Storyteller (Story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)
Vito Russo
Storyteller (Story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)
Tracy Torrey
Tracy Torrey
Storyteller (Story Subject: Self and David C. Campbell)
Tracy Torrey
Storyteller (Story Subject: Self and David C. Campbell)
Gregg Baker
Gregg Baker
Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
Gregg Baker
Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
Gary Bauer
Gary Bauer
Self - Policy Advisor to the President (archive footage)
Gary Bauer
Self - Policy Advisor to the President (archive footage)
Robert Bazell
Robert Bazell
Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
Robert Bazell
Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
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