 With D. A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, Friedman co-produced "Only the Strong Survive", a 2002 documentary film about Memphis soul musicians.The film was shown in the Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival, and at the Sundance and Telluride film festivals.Friedman worked for Fox News as a journalist for ten years, starting Fox News's website and creating the popular Fox411 column.