Donna Weng Friedman

My short film Never Fade Away is streaming on the Emmy award-winning series ART Inc., PBS Rhode Island

After an incredible year garnering 44 laurels from film festivals worldwide , I am excited to announce that my father’s story “Never Fade Away” has found a beautiful digital home, and is now streaming on demand.

“Never Fade Away” is featured in Season 3, Episode 3 of PBS Rhode Island’s Emmy award-winning series ART Inc.
The episode, titled “Movement and Motion,” includes:

“The Love Letter” – A segment about my journey: https://watch.ripbs.org/video/the-love-letter-dwts3l/ Fun fact- I’m wearing my mom’s silk coat that she designed- one of the few items she was able to bring with her to the US from China.

View it here: “Never Fade Away” – My short film, my father’s story

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Musical America Top 30 Professionals of the Year for 2024

I am proud to share the wonderful news that I have been selected one of the Musical America Top 30 Professionals of the Year for 2024.

“We asked the performing arts industry to nominate people “who persistently and relentlessly strive to keep the performing arts vital. They are thoughtful, creative, and often innovative; they are the hard workers.” You were chosen from among the nominations for your outstanding contributions.”

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My short film Never Fade Away is archived at the Statue of Liberty at Ellis Island in perpetuity!

Never Fade Away, my short film about my father’s immigration story, is archived at the Bob Hope Memorial Library at Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island in perpetuity by the National Park Service for use in permanent and temporary exhibits, for loan to other institutions, and for research by historians and others interested in the Statue of Liberty and American immigration.