Meet the Rev. James L. Friedrich
Meet the Rev. James L. Friedrich Cathedral Films founder James K. Friedrich's son, the Rev. James L. Friedrich, is one of the executive producers on the Celluloid Gospel documentary and a vital participant in helping to preserve and reissue his father's remarkable film legacy.
The Rev. James L. Friedrich is the son of Cathedral Films founder James K. Friedrich. Jim is an itinerant Episcopal priest, filmmaker, writer, musician and teacher. He is a vital participant in helping Gospel Films Archive preserve and reissue his father's remarkable film legacy. He lives on Bainbridge Island, Washington.
As an experienced filmmaker with his own body of work in religious cinema, Jim will write and perform new on camera introductions to episodes from Cathedral Films' "The Life of St. Paul" mini-series, currently in development. Thereafter, Jim will introduce episodes from "The Living Christ" mini-series, and other Cathedral Films shorts and features.
Jim wrote a ten-minute behind-the-scenes featurette "The Making of Day of Triumph" all about the making of the 1954 feature film "Day of Triumph," one of Cathedral Films' finest achievements. You can view the featurette here.
Jim is also one of the executive producers on a documentary in development, "CELLULOID GOSPEL: the Untold Story of 20th century Christian Films."
James Friedrich Jr. as a shepherd boy in Cathedral Films' "Holy Night" (1951)
