[2] As a child, she took dance lessons and would attend dress rehearsals at the Düsseldorf Ballet where her aunt, Bernhild Thormaehlen [de], was a dancer.

[1] Friedman studied under Austrian artist and Structural film pioneer Peter Kubelka, and describes her work as a form of poetry that communicates visually without a reliance on verbal or traditional, narrative storytelling.

A rigorous planning and editing process creates a visceral visual experience that is complemented by the unpredictability of the human subjects she often works with.

[1] The artist establishes relationships with the people who perform directly for her camera, sometimes identified through a casting call, in order to create intimate filming environments that capture an element of natural spontaneity.

[5] Although these films do not have linear narratives, the calculated presentation of bodies in motion encourages the viewer to connect with the subjects and places on screen.