My Friend Friedrich opens on awkward, bespectacled Columbia student Nate having a heart to heart on the phone with his mother. Then, in a philosophy class, he almost succeeds in landing a date by lobbing an illustrated invitation at his love interest, Emma. All goes awry when a taller, more confident, bespectacled Columbia student cuts him off at the knees. So far, so very New York student film, but a conceit arrives to distinguish this story of Ivy League dating woes: the ghost of Friedrich Nietzsche appears before Nate to guide him towards self-actualization.
| Release Date | January 1, 2003 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | My Friend Friedrich | |
| Runtime | 20min | |
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| Revenue | — | |
| Language | English | |
| Original Language | English | |
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