Daisy Friedman

Daisy Friedman (she/her) is a writer and director based out of New York City Her history as a multi-organ transplant recipient has drawn her to create work that centres on the intersections of tradition, intimacy, embodiment, and disability.

Her short film, ‘As You Are’ (2023), has screened at prestigious film festivals such as Frameline, Inside Out, Outfest, The Chicago International Film Festival, and The National Film Festival For Talented Youth. The film has received numerous awards such as the U.S. Narrative Short Grand Jury Prize Special Mention at Outfest 2023 and the NewFest35 Emerging Filmmaker Award.

Her work has been featured in Deadline, Variety, Advocate, and Out Magazine. She recently received the 2023 Colin Higgins Youth Foundation Grant. She is currently in post-production for her second short film, starring Danny Burstein and Olivia Nikkanen. Daisy received a 2020 National Scholastic Gold Medal and American Voices award for her poem, ‘Dear Organ Donor’.