Daisy Friedman is a writer and director based out of New York City. Daisy uses her experiences as a multi-organ transplant recipient to create stories about underrepresented communities with a focus on disability and chronic illness. Her short film, As You Are (2023), has screened at various prestigious film festivals such as Frameline, Outfest, and The National Film Festival For Talented Youth and other festivals internationally. She received the 2023 Colin Higgins Youth Foundation Grant. Daisy has worked in production offices at FilmNation (Promising Young Woman, The Imitation Game) and Saturday Night Live. Daisy is a rising senior at Barnard College of Columbia University majoring in Film Studies.