Filmmaker Receives Oscar Nomination for Documentary
Robin Fryday, a photographer who made a film about pioneers of the Civil Rights Movement, just learned of her Academy Award nomination.
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Robin Fryday of Novato was nominated for an Oscar for a short documentary film.
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Novato's Robin Fryday was in disbelief when she learned her short documentary, "The Barber of Birmingham," was nominated for an Academy Award, according to an interview she gave with the Marin Independent Journal.
To learn more about Fryday and the film, check out the attached interview with CBS 5 and this story in Variety magazine.
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irene obrien
4:40 pm on Thursday, January 26, 2012
Congratulations Robin! This is a great film with a wonderful message. I saw it in both the Sundance and Mill Valley Film Festivals and would see it yet again. It shows us how far we have come and makes us reflect on the work still needing to be done. Equal rights for all!