Vivi Friedman
Vivi Friedman (May 20, 1967 – January 2, 2012) was a Finnish film director. She produced the majority of her work in the United States. During her career she worked on advertisements and short films and directed a feature-length film, The Family Tree in 2011.
Vivi Friedman
- Name
- Vivi Friedman
- Born
- 20 May 1967
- Birthplace
- Helsinki, Finland
- Died
- 2 January 2012
- Place of death
- Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
- Occupation
- Film director
- Nationality
- Finland · United States
- Languages
- Finnish
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Vivi Friedman (May 20, 1967 – January 2, 2012) was a Finnish film director. She produced the majority of her work in the United States. During her career she worked on advertisements and short films and directed a feature-length film, The Family Tree in 2011.
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Vivi Friedman (1967–2012) was a film director, film producer and screenwriter, of Finnish and American nationality. The film director was born in Helsinki and died in Tulsa. Languages used include Finnish.
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• Name — Vivi Friedman • Born — 20 May 1967 • Birthplace — Helsinki, Finland • Died — 2 January 2012 • Place of death — Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. • Occupation — Film director • Years Active — 1991 - 2012
Early life and career
Early life and career
Born in Helsinki, Finland, Friedman spent her childhood years growing up in Nummela in southern Finland before moving to the United States to study at the University of Rochester in New York. She remained in the United States. Before becoming a director she worked in several roles for television films and documentaries including roles as script supervision and location manager. She directed her first production, a television series called Team Suomi in 1994. Friedman directed the short film Certainly Not a Fairytale in 2003 for the Fox Searchlight Searchlab development program. It starred Linda Cardellini and Jason Segel. Her sole feature-length film was the 2011 black comedy The Family Tree starring Hope Davis, Keith Carradine, Dermot Mulroney and Selma Blair.
Personal life and death
Personal life and death
Friedman was in a long-term relationship with Steven Kaminsky, a post production supervisor. She died on January 2, 2012, after a long battle with cancer aged 44.
Television series
Television series
• Team Suomi (1994)
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Helsinki.
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Tulsa.
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Feature films
Feature films
• The Family Tree (2011)
Short films
Short films
• Certainly Not a Fairytale (2003)
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- 1.Avola, Pertti. Vivi Friedman. Helsingin Sanomat. January 5, 2012.
- 2.Hamptons International Film Festival (Ticketguide). About the Director.
- 3.Fox Searchlight SearchLab. SEARCHLAB/Shorts: Certainly Not A Fairy Tale. January 4, 2007.
- 4.Brunsting, Joshua. Joshua Reviews Vivi Friedman's The Family Tree (Theatrical review). Criterion Cast. August 28, 2011.
- 5.Hinkkanen, Tomi. Finnish Film Director Vivi Friedman Dies At 44. Finn Times. January 3, 2012.
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