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  • 30 for 30 Shorts Friedman's Shoes (Season 1, Episode 47)
  • TV Episode | 12 min | Documentary, Short

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Friedman's Shoes (Season 1, Episode 47)
TV Episode | 12 min | Documentary, Short
In the '80s and '90's, Friedman's Shoes was the preferred shoe store, and de facto Atlanta clubhouse, of the biggest athletes in the United States. The family-owned business was the first to corner the market on super-sized luxury footwear...See moreIn the '80s and '90's, Friedman's Shoes was the preferred shoe store, and de facto Atlanta clubhouse, of the biggest athletes in the United States. The family-owned business was the first to corner the market on super-sized luxury footwear (size 13 and up), outfitting the feet of entire NBA draft classes. Equally distinctive: Friedman's prided itself on the old-school customer service of its Brooklyn-born patriarch, Bruce, who always tended to the Barkleys, Shaqs, Magics and Mutombos in person-even employing a driver to ferry customers to strip clubs. But that was then. Today, Friedman's is a rundown relic of a building, and Bruce is a victim of two major cultural shifts: the rise of athlete fashion and the fall of retail stores. Now a father and his equally colorful sons find themselves longing for the golden age-while desperately struggling to keep the lights on. Written by ESPN Films See less
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Director
Danny Lee
Producers
Danny Lee | Pablo Torre
Cinematographer
Sean O'Brien
Editors
Brian King | Chris Lee | Sean O'Brien
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Feb 9, 2016
Release date
Feb 9, 2016 (United States)
Awards
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Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 1 win & 12 nominations

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