A photograph of filmmaker and photographer Clara Riedlinger, a woman with long brown hair wearing a green turtleneck shirt and gold jewerlry

 

 

 

Clara Riedlinger is a filmmaker, photographer, and ballad singer from Rochester, NY. Her work primarily focuses on the question of American Identity using documentary photography and experiential video that bridges fiction & documentary. She also studies old-time fiddle playing and American folklore and storytelling.

Clara received a BFA in Film & Video and Sound Art at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in 2016, and an MFA in Film Production from the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in 2021.