Capturing the Friedmans


1h 47m 2003

Brief Synopsis

The Friedmans are a seemingly typical, upper-middle-class Jewish family whose world is instantly transformed when the father and his youngest son are arrested and charged with shocking and horrible crimes. Caught up in hysteria and with their community in an uproar, the family undergoes a media onsl

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2003
Distribution Company
Magnolia Pictures

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 47m

Synopsis

The Friedmans are a seemingly typical, upper-middle-class Jewish family whose world is instantly transformed when the father and his youngest son are arrested and charged with shocking and horrible crimes. Caught up in hysteria and with their community in an uproar, the family undergoes a media onslaught. The film inquires not just into the life of a family but into a community, a legal system, and an era.

Crew

Damiano Antinori

Music Engineer

Nancy Baker

Consultant

Scott Banks

Other

Tanya Barr

Production Manager

Jose A Barrios

Production Manager

Steve Beganyi

Production Assistant

Jerry Bernstein

Other

Charlie Beyer

Cinematographer

Charlie Beyer

Other

Abbey Boklan

Other

Peter D Bove

Line Producer

Rebecca Brillhart

Assistant Camera

Brian Cahill

Production Assistant

Liz Campbell

Swing

Mike Campbell

Production Assistant

John Carlucci

Production Assistant

Jesse Cory

Grip

Nathan Crooker

Sound

John Cumberland

Production Assistant

Michael Darmanin

Titles

Enrico De Mellis

Music Coordinator

Lloyd Doppman

Other

Adolfo Doring

Other

Adolfo Doring

Cinematographer

John J Dowdell

Colorist

John Dreyer

Gaffer

Rafael Estrella

Production Manager

Jack Fallin

Other

Caroline Findlay

Production Manager

Frances Galasso

Other

Ron Georgalis

Other

Cory Gibson

Production Assistant

Mariusz Glabinski

Assistant Sound Editor

Christopher J Grunke

Production Supervisor

Marlena Grzaslewicz

Sound Editor

John Gurrin

Sound Recordist

Richard Hankin

Producer

Richard Hankin

Editor

Peter Heady

On-Line Editor

Danny Hogan

Editing

David Hurlburt

Production Assistant

Brian Jackson

Cinematographer

Brian Jackson

Other

Andrew Jarecki

Producer

Aaron Johnson

Assistant Editor

Chris Johnson

Gaffer

Thom Little

Production Manager

Nava Lubelski

Props

Judd Maltin

Other

John Mcdermott

Other

Pat Mcnulty

Production Assistant

Andrea Morricone

Music

Debbie Nathan

Other

Martin Obysovsky

Production Assistant

Joseph Onorato

Other

Desiree Ortiz

Sound

Peter Panaro

Other

Alessia Patregnani

Music Coordinator

Aron Phillips

Cinematographer

Aron Phillips

Other

Christopher Pollard

Driver

Rosanna Rizzo

Assistant Camera

Rosanna Rizzo

Other

Rosanna Rizzo

Cinematographer

Jennifer Rogen

Associate Producer

Eric Rosenthal

Production Assistant

Anthony Sgueglia

Other

Marc Smerling

Other

Marc Smerling

Cinematographer

Marc Smerling

Producer

Tim Spellman

Gaffer

Ira Spiegel

Sound Editor

Luciano Torani

Music Engineer

Mark Townsend

Production Assistant

Fabio Venturi

Music Engineer

Peter Waggoner

Sound Mixer

Robert Warmflash

Post-Production Supervisor

Matthew Whitcher

Location Manager

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2003
Distribution Company
Magnolia Pictures

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 47m

Award Nominations

Best Documentary Feature

2003

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the 2003 award for Best Documentary from the San Francisco Film Critics Circle.

Winner of the 2003 awards for Best Documentary and Best New Filmmaker from the Boston Society of Film Critics.

Winner of the 2003 Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) award for Best Documentary.

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival.

Expanded Release in United States June 13, 2003

Released in United States January 2003

Released in United States May 2003

Released in United States on Video January 27, 2004

Released in United States September 2003

Released in United States Summer May 30, 2003

Shown at San Sabastian International Film Festival September 18-27, 2003.

Shown at Tribeca Film Festival (Showcase--documentary) May 3-11, 2003.

Duart color

Released in United States January 2003 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Documentary Competition) January 16-26, 2003.)

Released in United States on Video January 27, 2004

Released in United States May 2003 (Shown at Tribeca Film Festival (Showcase--documentary) May 3-11, 2003.)

Released in United States Summer May 30, 2003

Expanded Release in United States June 13, 2003

Released in United States September 2003 (Shown at San Sabastian International Film Festival September 18-27, 2003.)