Goldman is a graduate of the
University of Pennsylvania with a degree in English and Economics. He began his career at
Miramax in Acquisitions, Delivery and Business Affairs before moving on to GreeneStreet Films where he was manager of the production department on a wide range of films, including:
In the Bedroom,
Swimfan,
Uptown Girls,
Romance & Cigarettes, and
A Prairie Home Companion. During his time at GreeneStreet, Goldman worked with Sony Pictures, MGM, Paramount, Fox and Miramax Films. Goldman departed GreeneStreet in late 2005 to produce
Manda Bala (Send a Bullet) would go on to win Grand Jury Prize: Documentary at the
2007 Sundance Film Festival. Following the 2007 win Goldman made the 2008 Sundance Audience Award prize-winning film
The Wackness,. Subsequent films include the
Michael Douglas vehicle
Solitary Man (2009),
Rob Reiner and
Morgan Freeman film
The Magic of Belle Isle (2012),
Kill Your Darlings starring
Daniel Radcliffe and directed by
John Krokidas (2013),
Bill Hader and
Kristen Wiig in
Craig Johnson's
The Skeleton Twins (2014),
Diane Keaton with Michael Douglas & Rob Reiner again on
And So It Goes (2014),
Ruth Negga,
Joel Edgerton, and
Jeff Nichols on the multi-award-winning film
Loving (2016),
Woody Harrelson and
Laura Dern, with director
Craig Johnson again on
Wilson (2017), and
Aubrey Plaza,
Elizabeth Olsen,
Billy Magnussen on
Ingrid Goes West (2017), which premiered in competition at the
2017 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the
Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award and
Alex Strangelove - which was written by his frequent artistic collaborator
Craig Johnson. Goldman has also continued to produce documentaries. In 2010 he produced the
Dan Hurlin documentary,
Puppet, and the
Starz film ''Insha'Allah Democracy'', filmmaker
Mohammed Ali Naqvi's personal exploration of former exiled Pakistani President
Pervez Musharraf and his quest to re-win Pakistan's presidential election. That film was named one of the 12 Must-See Documentaries About Current World Politics by
HuffPost. Goldman is also known for naming the third to final set-up on a given day of film production the “Marcia shot,” in reference to
Marcia Brady. == Personal life==