Emily Friedman is a filmmaker and creative strategist based in Brooklyn, NY. She’s a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Film & TV Production and minors in Business of Entertainment and Art History.
She has worked across the media industry in a variety of roles, including producing, directing, creative directing, and in development as a strategist, copywriter, and graphic designer.
Notable clients include The Obama Foundation, Match, Jones Road, Visa, Google, H&R Block, Aperol Spritz, and Vanta, collaborating with celebrity talent including Bowen Yang, Murray Hill, Gloria Steinem, Bobbi Brown, and Angel Reese.
Her narrative, documentary, and music video work has been featured in BAFTA-qualifying Aesthetica Film Festival, Academy Award-qualifying HollyShorts, NOWNESS Asia, image+nation Montreal, the Berlin Music Video Awards, NYWIFT’s Annual Creative Showcase, Film Shortage, and Beyond the Short.
Her screenwriting has been recognized by Shore Scripts, Outstanding Screenplays, Screencraft, and Inside Out’s Finance Forum.
She’s currently a mentee in this year’s Dear Producer program.
She’s also a musician and the founder of production and development company happytobehere.
Please email to request a resume or additional work samples.
She has worked across the media industry in a variety of roles, including producing, directing, creative directing, and in development as a strategist, copywriter, and graphic designer.
Notable clients include The Obama Foundation, Match, Jones Road, Visa, Google, H&R Block, Aperol Spritz, and Vanta, collaborating with celebrity talent including Bowen Yang, Murray Hill, Gloria Steinem, Bobbi Brown, and Angel Reese.
Her narrative, documentary, and music video work has been featured in BAFTA-qualifying Aesthetica Film Festival, Academy Award-qualifying HollyShorts, NOWNESS Asia, image+nation Montreal, the Berlin Music Video Awards, NYWIFT’s Annual Creative Showcase, Film Shortage, and Beyond the Short.
Her screenwriting has been recognized by Shore Scripts, Outstanding Screenplays, Screencraft, and Inside Out’s Finance Forum.
She’s currently a mentee in this year’s Dear Producer program.
She’s also a musician and the founder of production and development company happytobehere.
Please email to request a resume or additional work samples.
PRESS
Screen Daily (”Goldstar”)
Bold Journey (Personal)
DGNL Gives Back (“Kings & Things”)
NYWIFT (“My Psychic Fairy Godmother”)
Beyond the Short (”Well Read”)
Beyond the Short (”Natalie’s Story”)
Promonews (”Well Read”)
Metro Weekly (”Pancakes”