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Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

1989 film by Jeffrey Friedman, Rob Epstein
Movie film Q965200
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Summary

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (372 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Stories from the Quilt — award received (P166): Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[3]
  • Director: Stories from the Quilt — director (P57): Rob Epstein[4], Stories from the Quilt — director (P57): Jeffrey Friedman[5]
  • Composer: Stories from the Quilt — composer (P86): Bobby McFerrin[6]
  • Genre: Stories from the Quilt — genre (P136): documentary film[7], Stories from the Quilt — genre (P136): LGBTQ-related film[8]
  • Cast member: Stories from the Quilt — cast member (P161): Dustin Hoffman[9]
  • Producer: Stories from the Quilt — producer (P162): Bill Couturié[10]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Stories from the Quilt — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[11]
  • Distribution format: Stories from the Quilt — distribution format (P437): video on demand[12]
  • Review score: 9.3/10[13], 100%[14]
  • Color: Stories from the Quilt — color (P462): color[15]
  • Country of origin: Stories from the Quilt — country of origin (P495): United States[16]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1989[17]
  • Distributed by: Stories from the Quilt — distributed by (P750): New Yorker Films[18], Stories from the Quilt — distributed by (P750): Netflix[19]
  • Main subject: Stories from the Quilt — main subject (P921): HIV/AIDS[20]
  • Film editor: Stories from the Quilt — film editor (P1040): Rob Epstein[21]
  • Title: Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt[22]
  • Duration: 90 minutes[23]
  • Narrator: Stories from the Quilt — narrator (P2438): Dustin Hoffman[24]

Why It Matters

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

What awards did Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt receive?

Honors received include Stories from the Quilt — award received (P166): Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[3].

Related Entities

Bobby McFerrin Dustin Hoffman film Netflix United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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