While attending UCLA, Nathan Friedkin began his filmmaking career working with acclaimed indie director Henry Jaglom. He then worked in the editing room with Oscar nominated documentary director Michele Ohayon. Having gained experience in visual storytelling, Friedkin went on to live and work in London, England. Upon his return to the Bay Area, Friedkin Digital was established as a full service production company to create marketing and promotional videos for a wide range of clients including Clear Channel, Infinity Broadcasting, the City of Oakland and the XFL.

In 2001, the Jewish Home for the Aged in San Francisco asked Friedkin to document a unique musical event involving a remarkable group of seniors. "A 'Specially Wonderful Affair" premiered theatrically in the summer of 2002 at the SF Jewish Film Festival and has since screened throughout the world including Barcelona and Montreal. In December 2002, PBS broadcast the film locally on KQED.

Presently, Friedkin is directing a one hour broadcast documentary for PBS called "Fresh Eyes." It is a story about the journey of four youth, two from the USA and two from Israel, to attend the Fortune 2004 Brainstorm Conference in Aspen, Colorado.

Friedkin resides in Berkeley, California with his wife Shelley and two young sons, Joshua and Aaron.