Chantal Anne Akerman (French: [ʃɑ̃tal akɛʁman]; 6 June 1950 – 5 October 2015) was a Belgian film director, screenwriter, artist, and film professor at the City College of New York. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]

Chantal Akerman (born June 6, 1950, Brussels, Belgium—died October 5, 2015, Paris, France) was a Belgian filmmaker who explored the mundane details of ordinary life with a clear eye and a strong feminist sensibility. She directed over 40 films and created several art installations.

Chantal Akerman was born on 6 June 1950 in Brussels, Belgium. She was a director and writer, known for I, You, He, She (1974), Meetings with Anna (1978) and Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975).

Oct 6, 2015 · Chantal Akerman was forcing men to look at a woman who could have been any of their wives or mothers, for over three hours. To reckon with female identity and existence, that it is intrinsically, starkly different from the male, and that so much of …

4 days ago · Chantal Akerman died by suicide in 2015, at the age of 65, not long after her mother’s death. I wonder how she, who was for so long an outsider, would feel about her inclusion...

In the revolutionary first decade of her filmmaking career, Chantal Akerman devoted herself to nothing less than the total resculpting of cinematic time and space.

Chantal Akerman was born on 6 June 1950 in Brussels, Belgium. She was a director and writer, known for I, You, He, She (1974), Meetings with Anna (1978) and Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975).

Mar 8, 2024 · Belgian filmmaker Chantal Akerman was one of the defining feminist voices cinema has ever seen, known for movies like 'Jeanne Dielman' and 'News From Home'.