Arielle Friedman Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography
Arielle Friedman
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Biography
Arielle Friedman is a first generation Colombian-American actress, director, writer and producer based in NYC. Arielle was a professional ballerina for five years, before transitioning into a career in film. Most recently, Arielle had her feature film acting debut playing Vera in "Good Boy" a horror film that had its world premiere at the 2025 SXSW Film Festival. "Good Boy" has been featured in online publications such as IndieWire, The Hollywood Reporter, and Deadline among others, and will be in theaters on October 3rd 2025. Arielle was the lead producer and also acted acted in the family drama "Unholy" opposite Tony-award winner Danny Burstein, Olivia Nikkanen and Jill Abramovitz. "Unholy" premiered at Sundance in 2025 in Shorts Block 1 and was also an official selection of SXSW, Palm Springs International Shorts Fest, Aspen Film Festival, HollyShorts, Frameline Film Festival, ReelAbilities and NFFTY, among others. Arielle also produced and starred in the horror comedy "Breadwinner" opposite Taylor Rosen, which was directed by Film Independent fellow Camila Grimaldi and written by Humanitas New Voices Fellow Nicole Lynn Cohen. "Breadwinner" recently screened at the Oscar qualifying film festival HollyShorts in their Midnight Madness block, and will be released on Short of the Week in October 2025. Arielle also executive produced and plays the role of "Cherub" in Ella Hunt's directorial debut music video, "Subway Trash". As a producer, Arielle co-founded Ser Nocturna, a Latinx-led production company specializing in narrative short films, documentaries, music videos, and feature films. Under her production banner, Arielle has produced over 10 award-winning narrative short films that have gone on to screen at Sundance, SXSW, The Tribeca Film Festival, Palm Springs International Shorts Fest, HollyShorts, Aspen Film Festival, Frameline, NewFest, Woodstock Film Festival, Cleveland International Film Festival and ReelAbilities, among others. Her work has also been featured on digital platforms such as IndieWire, The Hollywood Reporter, The Los Angeles Times, Directors Notes, No Film School, Short of the Week, and a forthcoming Vimeo Staff Pick. She has produced music videos for artists such as Sarah Kinsley and Ella Hunt, along with clients at Atlantic Records, Verve Forecast, and Mischief Management. She is currently in development for multiple feature films that she will star in and producer under her production company banner.
Filmography Movies
Acting
Unholy
Noa attends her family’s Passover Seder for the first time since being put on a feeding tube for a gastrointestinal disorder. There, she is confronted with pushy family members, malfunctioning medical devices, and a room of food she can’t eat.
Good Boy
A loyal dog moves to a rural family home with his owner Todd, only to discover supernatural forces lurking in the shadows. As dark entities threaten his human companion, the brave pup must fight to protect the one he loves most.
Breadwinner
An obsessive baker moves in with her boyfriend just as her sourdough starter develops a blood-thirsty craving.
General Maintenance
A young woman (Arielle Friedman of "Unholy" & "Good Boy") consistently conjures the likeness of her ex-lover in her grief-addled home. Her building's maintenance worker (Mark Wallace) enters her life, offering the potential for a new relationship long before she has processed the former. This ‘in-betweenness’ defines the piece; dreams are treated as temporal imprints, rather than subconscious fantasies. One relationship colors another. General Maintenance encourages us to consider that our bodies, like Maria’s, exist in all moments of our lives, simultaneously. We made this film for anyone who has experienced a period of sturdy grief, especially as a result of sexual violence by a close partner.
Immutable Uncertainties
Kirsten and Mark start making memories together as Kristen’s mother slowly loses hers to Alzheimer’s.
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Lovebugs
From his cozy library inside the walls of a suburban home, an intellectual snail tells of his life’s love, loss and change.
Breadwinner
An obsessive baker moves in with her boyfriend just as her sourdough starter develops a blood-thirsty craving.
Unholy
Noa attends her family’s Passover Seder for the first time since being put on a feeding tube for a gastrointestinal disorder. There, she is confronted with pushy family members, malfunctioning medical devices, and a room of food she can’t eat.
Immutable Uncertainties
Kirsten and Mark start making memories together as Kristen’s mother slowly loses hers to Alzheimer’s.
Kasbi
A middle-aged Pakistani housewife, in search of herself, hires a young, self-assured sex worker to keep her company for the night.
Old Goat
A family struggles to care for their aging grandfather who has turned into an animal.
Pretty Gay Bash
Two college-aged women are interviewed by SVU right after they experience a violent, gay hate crime. The two women have yet to figure out if their connection is even romantic, so when the police start asking questions about the nature of their relationship, it's all jokes... until it's not.