Our Films

In additon to home video sales, some of our films are also available for Institutional Sales for schools, libraries, and community groups, and Exhibition Rentals for paid admission screenings.

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See the true story of San Francisco's openly gay city supervisor, his assassination, and the community's response.

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Home Video

  • Paragraph 175

    DVD: $25.00 Buy DVD

    Weimar Germany was a homosexual Eden in the 1920s: gay and lesbian nightclubs and magazines flourished, the first homosexual-rights movement was born... and then the Nazis came to power.

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    DVD EXTRAS INCLUDE:

    • Commentary by Rob, Jeffrey and producer Michael Ehrenzweig. Additional interviews
    • Additional interviews

  • The Times of Harvey Milk

    Directed By Rob Epstein
    Produced by Richard Schmiechen
    Narrated by Harvey Fierstein
    Academy Award, Best Documentary Feature (1984) 

    San Francisco in the 1970s became a battleground between an emerging, vibrant gay movement and the communities who felt threatened by this new gay political muscle.

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    DVD EXTRAS INCLUDE:

    • Commentary by Rob Epstein, editor Debbie Hoffmann, photographer Danny Nicoletta 
    • San Francisco premiere at the Castro Theatre
    • Academy Award presentation, 1985
    • Outtakes featurette: Harvey Speaks Out
    • Dan White update
    • Alternate ending
    • Rob and Tom Ammiano at the Dirctor's Guild Los Angeles
    • 1st anniversary: Mayor Dianne Feinstein
    • 25th anniversary events
    • Photo gallery
    • Theatrical trailer

  • Common Threads - Stories From the Quilt

    DVD: $25.00 Buy DVD

    Common Threads tells the powerful story of the first decade of the AIDS epidemic in the US.

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    DVD EXTRAS INCLUDE: 

    • Commentary by Rob & Jeff
    • A new short film by Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman about AIDS then & now
    • Vito Russo ACT-UP speech 

  • The Celluloid Closet

    DVD: $25.00 Buy DVD

    The acclaimed documentary based on Vito Russo’s groundbreaking book, The Cellulioid Closet explores the hidden subtext of more than 100 Hollywood movies—from The Maltese Falcon to Spartacus and Rebel Without A Cause to Thelma and Louise and Philadelphia.

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    DVD EXTRAS INCLUDE: 

    • Commentary by Rob & Jeff, Lily Tomlin, and Executive Producer Howard Rosenman and editor Arnold Glassman
    • Additional commentary with author Vito Russo
    • Interview outtakes

  • Word is Out

    In 1978, Word is Out: Stories of Some of Our Lives startled audiences across the country when it appeared in movie theaters and on television. 

    » CONTACT MILESTONE FILMS

  • Xtreme - Sports To Die For

    A rare documentary action film that takes viewers inside a rapidly growing and frenetic world of risk, rebellion and camaraderie, and asks why some young athletes are so willing to put their bodies on the line.

    » PURCHASE VHS ($10)

  • Where Are We? Our Trip Through America

    DVD: $25.00 Buy DVD

    Award-winning documentary filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman took a journey through unfamiliar lands—in their own country.

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    DVD EXTRAS INCLUDE several sequences cut from the final film, with a brief commentary by Jeff & Rob

  • Isaiah's Rap

    Film and video artists respond to 9/11. Rob and Jeffrey's short film is built around an original rap song written and performed by 11-year-old Isaiah Gage, who grew up a few blocks from Ground Zero.

  • Gold Rush

    10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America: 10 acclaimed documentary filmmakers examine ten pivotal moments in US history, and the often unexpected changes they triggered. The episode on the San Francisco "GOLD RUSH" was produced by Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman.

  • Sex in '69

    Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America.

    Travel back to 1969 and uncover fascinating trends, people and events that forever changed the way Americans think about and have sex. Viewers will travel from the Playboy Penthouse in Los Angeles to San Francisco's Hippie crash pads, New York's Gay baths.

    » Purchase from History Channel

Institutional Sales

  • Paragraph 175

    DVD: $250.00 Buy DVD

    Weimar Germany was a homosexual Eden in the 1920s: gay and lesbian nightclubs and magazines flourished, the first homosexual-rights movement was born... and then the Nazis came to power.

    See More >

    DVD EXTRAS INCLUDE:

    • Commentary by Rob, Jeffrey and producer Michael Ehrenzweig. Additional interviews
    • Additional interviews

  • The Times of Harvey Milk

    DVD: $250.00 Buy DVD

    Directed By Rob Epstein
    Produced by Richard Schmiechen
    Narrated by Harvey Fierstein
    Academy Award, Best Documentary Feature (1984) 

    San Francisco in the 1970s became a battleground between an emerging, vibrant gay movement and the communities who felt threatened by this new gay political muscle.

    See More >

    DVD EXTRAS INCLUDE:

    • Commentary by Rob Epstein, editor Debbie Hoffmann, photographer Danny Nicoletta 
    • San Francisco premiere at the Castro Theatre
    • Academy Award presentation, 1985
    • Outtakes featurette: Harvey Speaks Out
    • Dan White update
    • Alternate ending
    • Rob and Tom Ammiano at the Dirctor's Guild Los Angeles
    • 1st anniversary: Mayor Dianne Feinstein
    • 25th anniversary events
    • Photo gallery
    • Theatrical trailer

  • Common Threads - Stories From the Quilt

    DVD: $200.00 Buy DVD

    Common Threads tells the powerful story of the first decade of the AIDS epidemic in the US.

    See More >

    DVD EXTRAS INCLUDE: 

    • Commentary by Rob & Jeff
    • A new short film by Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman about AIDS then & now
    • Vito Russo ACT-UP speech 

  • The Celluloid Closet

    DVD: $250.00 Buy DVD

    The acclaimed documentary based on Vito Russo’s groundbreaking book, The Cellulioid Closet explores the hidden subtext of more than 100 Hollywood movies—from The Maltese Falcon to Spartacus and Rebel Without A Cause to Thelma and Louise and Philadelphia.

    See More >

    DVD EXTRAS INCLUDE: 

    • Commentary by Rob & Jeff, Lily Tomlin, and Executive Producer Howard Rosenman and editor Arnold Glassman
    • Additional commentary with author Vito Russo
    • Interview outtakes

  • Where Are We? Our Trip Through America

    DVD: $100.00 Buy DVD

    Award-winning documentary filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman took a journey through unfamiliar lands—in their own country.

    See More >

    DVD EXTRAS INCLUDE several sequences cut from the final film, with a brief commentary by Jeff & Rob

Exhibition Rentals

  • Paragraph 175

    Contact Telling Pictures

    ALSO AVAILABLE: 35mm Print Rental,
    » Contact Telling Pictures

    Weimar Germany was a homosexual Eden in the 1920s: gay and lesbian nightclubs and magazines flourished, the first homosexual-rights movement was born... and then the Nazis came to power.

    See More >

    DVD EXTRAS INCLUDE:

    • Commentary by Rob, Jeffrey and producer Michael Ehrenzweig. Additional interviews
    • Additional interviews

  • The Times of Harvey Milk

    Contact Telling Pictures

    ALSO AVAILABLE: 35mm Print Rental,
    » Contact Criterion Collection/Janus Films

    Directed By Rob Epstein
    Produced by Richard Schmiechen
    Narrated by Harvey Fierstein
    Academy Award, Best Documentary Feature (1984) 

    San Francisco in the 1970s became a battleground between an emerging, vibrant gay movement and the communities who felt threatened by this new gay political muscle.

    See More >

    DVD EXTRAS INCLUDE:

    • Commentary by Rob Epstein, editor Debbie Hoffmann, photographer Danny Nicoletta 
    • San Francisco premiere at the Castro Theatre
    • Academy Award presentation, 1985
    • Outtakes featurette: Harvey Speaks Out
    • Dan White update
    • Alternate ending
    • Rob and Tom Ammiano at the Dirctor's Guild Los Angeles
    • 1st anniversary: Mayor Dianne Feinstein
    • 25th anniversary events
    • Photo gallery
    • Theatrical trailer

  • Common Threads - Stories From the Quilt

    Contact Telling Pictures

    ALSO AVAILABLE: 35mm Print Rental,
    » Contact Telling Pictures

    Common Threads tells the powerful story of the first decade of the AIDS epidemic in the US.

    See More >

    DVD EXTRAS INCLUDE: 

    • Commentary by Rob & Jeff
    • A new short film by Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman about AIDS then & now
    • Vito Russo ACT-UP speech 

  • The Celluloid Closet

    Contact Telling Pictures

    ALSO AVAILABLE: 35mm Print Rental,
    » Contact Telling Pictures

    The acclaimed documentary based on Vito Russo’s groundbreaking book, The Cellulioid Closet explores the hidden subtext of more than 100 Hollywood movies—from The Maltese Falcon to Spartacus and Rebel Without A Cause to Thelma and Louise and Philadelphia.

    See More >

    DVD EXTRAS INCLUDE: 

    • Commentary by Rob & Jeff, Lily Tomlin, and Executive Producer Howard Rosenman and editor Arnold Glassman
    • Additional commentary with author Vito Russo
    • Interview outtakes

  • Where Are We? Our Trip Through America

    Contact Telling Pictures

    ALSO AVAILABLE: 35mm Print Rental,
    » Contact Telling Pictures

    Award-winning documentary filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman took a journey through unfamiliar lands—in their own country.

    See More >

    DVD EXTRAS INCLUDE several sequences cut from the final film, with a brief commentary by Jeff & Rob

Shipping and Handling
UPS Ground $10 per film ($5 each add’l). Normal delivery time is 2 weeks
Expedited, including overnight, please call for charges and arrangements 415-864-6714.
International Orders - please contact info@tellingpictures.com for shipping/handling rates.

Restrictions
Institutional and group videos are licensed with Public Performance Rights for small non-commercial and educational exhibitions when no admission fee is charged, for direct projection only by the acquiring institution, e.g., classroom showings. If you are unsure whether or not your screening qualifies as non-commercial, educational exhibition, or if you are planning a fundraising event or planning on charging admission please call 415-864-6714.

Copyright All films, videos and DVDs are protected by United States copyright law. Duplication, reproduction, alteration, subleasing, television (broadcast, cable or close circuit) or commercial use (i.e., charging admission) is strictly prohibited without written consent from Telling Pictures, Inc.