Capturing the Friedmans [videorecording] /
HBO Documentary Films ; Magnolia Pictures ; a film by Andrew Jarecki ; directed by Andrew Jarecki ; producers, Andrew Jarecki, Marc Smerling ; Hit The Ground Running, LLC.
- [New York, N.Y.] : HBO Video, 2003.
- 2 videodiscs (235 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Includes program notes inserted in container. Special features: Disc 1: filmmaker audio commentary; theatrical trailer -- Disc 2: unseen home movies from inside the Friedman house; Great Neck outraged; new witnesses & evidence; uncut footage of the prosecution's star witness; Friedman family scrapbook and hidden audio tape; the original short film that led to the discovery of David Friedman's secret story; Jesse's life today; an altercation at the film's New York premiere; the judge speaks out at the Great Neck premiere; a special ROM section with key documents from the family and the case.
Director of photography, Adolfo Doring ; editor, Richard Hankin ; music, Andrea Morricone Director of photography, Adolfo Doring ; editor, Richard Hankin ; music, Andrea Morricone
The Friedmans 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 Friedman 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; Region 1.
Sundance Film Festival, 2003: Grand Jury Prize - Documentary (Andrew Jarecki).
0783128959
Friedman, Jesse. Friedman, Arnold.
Criminals--New York (State)--Great Neck. Criminal investigation--New York (State)--Great Neck. Sex crimes. Child pornography