Capturing the Friedmans

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Call Number: DVD 364.373 Ca
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Special features: Disc 1: audio commentary by Andrew Jarecki ; Disc 2: unseen home movies from the Friedman house after the police arrived; an altercation at the New York premiere; the original short film that led to the discovery of David Friedman's secret story; Great Neck outraged; new witnesses & evidence; uncut footage of the prosecution's star witness; Friedman family scrapbook and hidden audio tape; Jesse's life story; the judge speaks out at the Great Neck premiere.
Jesse Friedman, Arnold Friedman, Elaine Friedman, David Friedman, Seth Friedman, Howard Friedman, John McDermott, Frances Galasso, Joseph Onorato.
The Friedman's seem to be a typical family from affluent Great Neck, Long Island. One Thanksgiving, as the family gathers for a quiet holiday dinner, a police battering ram splinters the front door and officers rush inside. The police charge Arnold and his son Jesse with hundreds of shocking crimes. As police investigate, and the community reacts, the fabric of the family begins to disintegrate, revealing questions about justice, family and finally the truth.
DVD, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

a sickening case submitted by Tassos on May 16, 2021, 4:53pm watching it now

Wow submitted by jibkidder on July 23, 2022, 1:21pm Very compelling film about both pedophilia and hysteria, interestingly was originally just supposed to be a light documentary about a clown, until the horrific details of the family emerged. A side note, there is a new documentary "Subject", about the subjects in ethically dubious documentaries, and Jesse is featured in it.