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David Freid/09:01/USA/Documentary/2016
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A theme park celebrating America’s mythic Wild West in wintery Sweden becomes a welcoming home for refugees fleeing the Syrian civil war.
Palm Springs International, Audience Award
David Freid, Global Impact Film Festival Best Director
SF Shorts Fest Van Guard Award
Maui Film Festival Best Documentary Short Film
24fps International Short Film Festival Jury Award: Non-Fiction,
Tokyo lift off film festival
David Freid, Global Impact Film Festival Best Director
SF Shorts Fest Van Guard Award
Maui Film Festival Best Documentary Short Film
24fps International Short Film Festival Jury Award: Non-Fiction,
Tokyo lift off film festival
Director : David Freid
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David Freid is the Executive Producer of MEL Films. Before that, he was an independent video producer working on series with The New York Times, Vanity Fair, GQ, and was a video journalist with Digital First Media. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California and The American Film Institute.