Clara Ritger

Clara Ritger (she/her) is a writer, actor, filmmaker, and teacher of meditation and mindful movement. As an award-winning documentary filmmaker with over a decade of experience, her work has appeared in international film festivals and U.S. national news media outlets.

After a prolonged struggle with her health, Clara turned her lens on herself, embarking on a transformational journey around the world to heal. That journey became the foundation for her memoir, Object in Motion, for which she is currently seeking literary representation. She shares more stories of her experiences and self-revelations in her newsletter, Adventure to Awaken.

Clara is a trauma-informed practitioner who believes that safety is the soil from which people grow, that self-love is the water that washes away shame, and that living courageously in one’s truth invites others to set themselves free. It is from this foundation that her storytelling and teaching dances with the polarities of what it means to be alive.

Artist Support Program 2026: An audio-video performance adapted from Clara Ritger’s forthcoming memoir, Object in Motion, about overcoming trauma, reclaiming the physical body after illness, and becoming the subject of her own life story.