Peter Friedman studied film at Hampshire College, where he was a student and protĂ©gĂ© 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 AwardÂź nomination for directing âThe Wizard of the String,â a documentary portrait of vaudeville era musician Roy Smeck, and an EmmyÂź nomination for editing âFlamingo Odysseyâ for National Geographic. In 1990, he prodâŠ
