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Peter Friedman (1958-2025)

Born:
November 28, 1958

Died:
April 3, 2025

Biography from TheMovieDB

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.

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Camera Supervisor:
2012  Architecture Of Mountains

Director:
1985  The Wizard of the Strings
1990  I Talk to Animals
1991  Fighting in Southwest Louisiana: Gay Life in Rural America
1993  Silverlake Life: The View from Here
1997  Death by Design: Where Parallel Worlds Meet
1997  The Life and Times of Life and Times
2003  Silverlake Life: Epilogue
2004  Mana: Beyond Belief
2012  Architecture Of Mountains

Editor:
1985  The Wizard of the Strings
1986  Halloweenie
1990  I Talk to Animals
1991  Fighting in Southwest Louisiana: Gay Life in Rural America
1993  Silverlake Life: The View from Here
1997  Death by Design: Where Parallel Worlds Meet
1997  The Life and Times of Life and Times
2003  Silverlake Life: Epilogue
2004  Mana: Beyond Belief
2012  Architecture Of Mountains

Producer:
1985  The Wizard of the Strings
1986  Halloweenie
1990  I Talk to Animals
1991  Fighting in Southwest Louisiana: Gay Life in Rural America
1993  Silverlake Life: The View from Here
1997  Death by Design: Where Parallel Worlds Meet
1997  The Life and Times of Life and Times
2003  Silverlake Life: Epilogue
2004  Mana: Beyond Belief
2012  Architecture Of Mountains

Sound Recordist:
1985  The Wizard of the Strings
1986  Halloweenie
1990  I Talk to Animals
1991  Fighting in Southwest Louisiana: Gay Life in Rural America
1993  Silverlake Life: The View from Here
1997  Death by Design: Where Parallel Worlds Meet
1997  The Life and Times of Life and Times
2003  Silverlake Life: Epilogue
2004  Mana: Beyond Belief
2012  Architecture Of Mountains

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