Freedman is the screenwriter and producer of the television movie "", which was televised on ABC in 2001. The movie, about the early life of Judy Garland, was based on the book "Me and My Shadows: A Family Memoir" by Lorna Luft. Among other awards, Freedman was nominated by the Writers Guild of America, "Adapted Long Form". He was also nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing For a Miniseries or a Movie, a Co-Nominee for the 2001 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries.