Acting credits
2
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
Peter Friedman
Directing
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 7Series: 0Crew credits: 7
TMDB ID: 1279943
IMDb ID: nm0295335
Known for: Directing
Born: November 28, 1958
Died: April 3, 2025
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1985 - 2012
Years active: 28
Wikidata: Q23449325
Other jobs
Director (5)Camera Supervisor (1)Editor (1)
Biography
Peter Friedman studied film at Hampshire College, where he was a student and protégé of Tom Joslin. They maintained a close friendship long after Friedman graduated and established himself as a documentary filmmaker in New York City. Friedman received an Academy Award® nomination for directing “The Wizard of the String,” a documentary portrait of vaudeville era musician Roy Smeck, and an Emmy® nomination for editing “Flamingo Odyssey” for National Geographic. In 1990, he produced and directed “I Talk to Animals,” a portrait of an animal therapist, which was broadcast in 10 different countries. In 1993, Friedman completed “Silverlake Life: The View From Here” for his mentor Joslin, who passed away during the course of filming. “Silverlake Life” was called “the most honest depiction of AIDS on screen” and won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. He died on April 3, 2025, in Paris.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Peter Friedman.
Architecture Of Mountains
2012 Movie
10.0
Death by Design: Where Parallel Worlds Meet
Director
1997 Movie
5.3
Silverlake Life: The View from Here
1993 Movie
1.0
Fighting in Southwest Louisiana: Gay Life in Rural America
Director
1991 Movie
I Talk to Animals
Director
1990 Movie
1.0
Halloweenie
Editor
1986 Movie
4.8
The Wizard of the Strings
Director
1985 Movie