Director
Peter Friedman
November 28, 1958
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.
Often works with
Mark Massi
3 titles together
Silverlake Life: The View from Here, Silverlake Life: Epilogue, Architecture Of Mountains
Elaine Mayes
3 titles together
Silverlake Life: The View from Here, Silverlake Life: Epilogue, Architecture Of Mountains
Tom Joslin
2 titles together
Silverlake Life: The View from Here, Architecture Of Mountains
Mary Joslin
2 titles together
Silverlake Life: The View from Here, Architecture Of Mountains
Charles Joslin
2 titles together
Silverlake Life: The View from Here, Architecture Of Mountains
Bo Huston
2 titles together
Silverlake Life: The View from Here, Silverlake Life: Epilogue
Full filmography · 8
Architecture Of Mountains
cast
2012Mana: Beyond Belief
Director
2004Silverlake Life: Epilogue
cast and Director
2003
Death by Design: Where Parallel Worlds Meet
Director
1997
Silverlake Life: The View from Here
cast and Director
1993
Fighting in Southwest Louisiana: Gay Life in Rural America
Director
1991
I Talk to Animals
Director
1990
The Wizard of the Strings
Director
1985