Directing
Blake Riesenfeld
Born
2004-02-21 (22)
Place of birth
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
Known for
Directing
Credits
4 titles
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.
Known for
NRA 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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NRMy great-grandmother, Frieda Riesenfeld, recounts moving into her first apartment in the United States after escaping from Germany in 1938.
Stone Fruit
2025
NRA series of vignettes addressing loss and displacement.
Lady Lazarus
2025
NRIn October of 2024, Gillian's Wonderland Pier, located in Ocean City, New Jersey, permanently closed after 60 years of operation.
Closure
2025
Film credits
Behind the camera
NRMy great-grandmother, Frieda Riesenfeld, recounts moving into her first apartment in the United States after escaping from Germany in 1938.
Stone Fruit
2025
NRA series of vignettes addressing loss and displacement.
Lady Lazarus
2025
NRIn October of 2024, Gillian's Wonderland Pier, located in Ocean City, New Jersey, permanently closed after 60 years of operation.
Closure
2025