Blake Riesenfeld
Directing
Biography
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
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
In October of 2024, Gillian's Wonderland Pier, located in Ocean City, New Jersey, permanently closed after 60 years of operation.
Closure
My great-grandmother, Frieda Riesenfeld, recounts moving into her first apartment in the United States after escaping from Germany in 1938.
Stone Fruit
A series of vignettes meditating on loss and immigration.