Elle Rinaldi is a director, cinematographer, and sound designer based in the Quinnipiac, Wangunks, Wappinger and Mohican lands of Connecticut, and the Munsee Lenape and Schaghtichoke lands of the Hudson Valley of New York. Elle likes to tell documentary and fiction stories which explore spectacle, myth, age, and the natural world.

After studying film at NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Elle has screened at prestigious film festivals such as DOC NYC and NFFTY for their directing work. Elle’s sound design has shown at Tribeca and is even floating somewhere in space. She has worked as an assistant sound editor of The Motion Picture Editors Guild, as MoMA PS1’s Digital Marketing and Media Fellow, and is currently freelancing as a sound designer and a documentary director and editor. They want everyone to know they can hold a handstand for over a minute.

IN THE WORKS…

The Sister in Red short horror fantasy

Look at This Bird mid-length documentary

CREDITS

The Pale Blue Eye (2022)

The Best Man: The Final Chapters (2022)

Succession S4 (2023)

IMDb

Awards

“En Sus Manos” NFFTY 2023, Best Student Documentary, Jury Nominee

“En Sus Manos” American Documentary and Animation Film Fund Pitch Competition 2022, winner

“En Sus Manos” Mystic Film Festival, Best Short Documentary

“En Sus Manos” Bridgeport Film Festival, Best International Film

“En Sus Manos” NFFTY, official selection, Best Student Documentary Jury Nominee

“Zunzuncito” DOC NYC 2021, official selection

“Zunzuncito” Fusion Film Festival, winner

“Look at This Bird” (Working Title) LEF Moving Image Fund