Daisy Friedman

Daisy is a New York based writer and director. She is a graduate of Barnard College’s Film Studies program and received a 2020 National Scholastic Gold Medal and American Voices award for her poetry.

Her history as a multi-organ transplant recipient has drawn her to create work that centers on the intersections of tradition, intimacy, embodiment, and disability. Her short film Unholy (2024) had its World Premiere at Sundance 2025.

Her previous 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. She received the 2023 Colin Higgins Youth Filmmaker Grant. Her work in film has received press in Deadline, Variety, Advocate, and Out Magazine.