Directing

Blake Riesenfeld

Born 2004-02-21 · Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA

Blake Riesenfeld (b. 2004, Philadelphia, PA) is a photographer and filmmaker whose work grapples with his family’s Holocaust history in Germany. His practice is informed by his great-grandparents’ narrow escape from Würzburg, Germany, in 1938, following his great-grandfather’s imprisonment at the Buchenwald concentration camp.

Acting credits

A young private investigator is forced to reckon with her moral code and rely on a questionable ally to rescue her missing partner from a ruthless killer in this black comedy-mystery.

KILLJOY

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Behind the camera

In October of 2024, Gillian's Wonderland Pier, located in Ocean City, New Jersey, permanently closed after 60 years of operation.

Closure

2025

My great-grandmother, Frieda Riesenfeld, recounts moving into her first apartment in the United States after escaping from Germany in 1938.

Stone Fruit

2025

A series of vignettes addressing loss and displacement.

Lady Lazarus

2025