Bearing Witness: A Cinematographer’s Journey
Claudia Raschke is an award-winning documentary cinematographer and director of photography whose credits include “Julia,” “RBG,” and “Fauci.”
Raschke was born in one of the largest European ports near the Baltic Sea in Northern Germany. Throughout her childhood, the chain of movie theaters owned by her mother brought her into the world of film.
Raschke studied the art and technique of cinematography in college while working with some of the most prominent and accomplished international filmmakers. She is a founding member of the NYC Kamera Kollektiv, a boutique agency for documentary cinematographers and a member of AMPAS.
Among her many notable award-winning films are Oscar-nominated and Emmy winning “RBG,” Oscar-nominated “God is the Bigger Elvis,” Peabody Award-winning “My Name is Paul Murray,” and Critics Choice-nominated “Fauci.”
Her latest documentary series work includes “The House of Hammer” on Discovery +, “Eleanor and Franklin” on CNN, and “Pharma” on Showtime.