Chantal Akerman

Directing·Jun 6, 1950·Brussels, Belgium

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Chantal Anne Akerman (June 6, 1950 – October 5, 2015) was a Belgian film director, artist and professor of film at the City College of New York. Her best-known film is Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975). Despite being categorised as such by others, Akerman frequently distanced herself from the feminist label, explaining, "when people say there is a feminist film language, it is like saying there is only one way for women to express themselves". Instead, Akerman acknowledged that her cinematic approach took inspiration from the writings of Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari, as well as from filmmakers Michael Snow and Jean-Luc Godard. Many directors have cited Akerman's directorial style as an influence on their work. Kelly Reichardt, Gus Van Sant, and Sofia Coppola have noted their exploration of filming in real time as a tribute to Akerman.

Film	Credit
Chantal Akerman: Always on the Road2024 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
In Her Own Words2024 · Self	Self
Autour de La Folie Almayer2022 · Self	Self
Morceaux de Cannes2021 · Actor	Actor
Son chant2021 · Self	Self
Delphine and Carole2020 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Porto2017 · (voice)	(voice)
OOn Belonging2016 · Self	Self
But Elsewhere Is Always Better2016 · Self	Self
No Home Movie2016 · Self, Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer	Self, Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer
MMy Name is Chantal Akerman2016 · Self	Self
I Don't Belong Anywhere: The Cinema of Chantal Akerman2015 · Self	Self
Now2015 · Director	Director
WWhat Lies Beneath the Sky2015 · Narrator(voice)	Narrator(voice)
Chantal Akerman2013 · Self	Self
What Is Cinema?2013 · Self	Self
My Mother Laughs Prelude2012 · Self, Director	Self, Director
Almayer's Folly2012 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
Guest2011 · Self	Self
Chantal Akerman, From Here2010 · Self	Self
Maniac Summer2009 · Self, Director	Self, Director
The Art of Time2009 · Self	Self
East with Sonia Wieder-Atherton2009 · Director	Director
The State of the World2007 · Director, Director of Photography	Director, Director of Photography
Nightfall in Shanghai2007 · Director	Director
IInterview with Aurore Clément2007 · Self, Director	Self, Director
Interview with Babette Mangolte2007 · Self, Director	Self, Director
Interview with my mother, Natalia Akerman2007 · Self, Director	Self, Director
Down There2006 · Self (voice), Director, Writer	Self (voice), Director, Writer
Chantal Akerman, an autobiography2006 · Actor	Actor
Tomorrow We Move2004 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Making of Tomorrow We Move2004 · self, Director	self, Director
With Sonia Wieder-Atherton2003 · Director	Director
From the Other Side2003 · Self (Narrator - Interviewer), Director, Writer, Director of Photography	Self (Narrator - Interviewer), Director, Writer, Director of Photography
The Captive2000 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
South1999 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Birth of a Nation1997 · Self	Self
Chantal Akerman by Chantal Akerman1997 · Self, Director	Self, Director
The Day When...1997 · Self, Director, Writer	Self, Director, Writer
A Couch in New York1996 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Portrait of a Young Girl at the End of the '60s in Brussels1994 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
From the East1993 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Moving In1993 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Lest We Forget1991 · Director	Director
Night and Day1991 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
For Febe Elisabeth Velasquez, El Salvador1991 · Director	Director
Pictures of Europe1990 · Self	Self
American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy1989 · Director	Director

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