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.
| 2024 | Chantal Akerman: altijd onderweg as Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | ആപ്പിൾച്ചെടികൾ as A smiling woman looking straight at the camera |
| 2022 | Autour de La Folie Almayer as Self |
| 2020 | Delphine et Carole, insoumuses as Self (archive footage) |
| 2017 | Porto as (voice) |
| 2016 | But Elsewhere Is Always Better as Self |
| 2016 | No Home Movie as Self |
| 2016 | My Name is Chantal Akerman as Self |
| 2015 | I Don’t Belong Anywhere : Le Cinéma de Chantal Akerman as Self |
| 2015 | Son chant as Self |
| 2015 | What Lies Beneath the Sky as Narrator(voice) |
| 2013 | Chantal Akerman as Self |
| 2013 | What Is Cinema? as Self |
| 2012 | My Mother Laughs Prelude as Self |
| 2011 | Guest as Self |
| 2010 | Chantal Akerman, de cá as Self |
| 2010 | Sodankylä ikuisesti: Elokuvan vuosisata as Self |
| 2009 | Maniac Summer as Self |
| 2009 | The Art of Time as Self |
| 2007 | Entretien avec Aurore Clément as Self |
| 2007 | Entretien avec Babette Mangolte as Self |
| 2007 | Entretien avec ma mère, Natalia Akerman as Self |
| 2006 | Là-bas as Self (voice) |
| 2004 | Autour d’hier aujourd’hui et demain (on déménage) as self |
| 2003 | De l'autre côté as Self (Narrator - Interviewer) |
| 1997 | Birth of a Nation as Self |
| 1997 | Chantal Akerman par Chantal Akerman as Self |
| 1997 | Le Jour où as Self |
| 1990 | Pictures of Europe as Self |
| 1989 | Un jour Pina a demandé... as Self (uncredited) |
| 1989 | Les Ministères de l'art as Self |
| 1987 | L'inhumaine as - |
| 1986 | La Paresse |
| 1986 | Seven Women, Seven Sins as Woman (segment Portrait d'une Paresseuse) |
| 1986 | Rue Mallet-Stevens |
| 1985 | Elle a passé tant d'heures sous les sunlights... |
| 1984 | Family Business as Self |
| 1984 | Lettre d'une cinéaste: Chantal Akerman as Self |
| 1984 | De droomproducenten as Self |
| 1983 | L'Homme à la valise as The Woman |
| 1980 | Dis-moi as Self |
| 1977 | News from Home as Narrator (voice) |
| 1976 | Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles as Neighbor (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1976 | Chantal Akerman: An Interview as Chantal Akerman |
| 1975 | Autour de Jeanne Dielman as Self |
| 1974 | Je, tu, il, elle as Julie |
| 1974 | ‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen |
| 1972 | La Chambre as Self - On her bed |
| 1971 | L'Enfant aimé ou Je joue à être une femme mariée as Herself (uncredited) |
| 1968 | Saute ma ville as The girl |
| 1967 | Knokke: une petite fiction 2 as Self |
| 1967 | Examen d'entrée INSAS |
| 2023 | Chantal Akerman: Her First Look Behind the Camera - Director |
| 2016 | No Home Movie - Director |
| 2016 | No Home Movie - Director of Photography |
| 2016 | No Home Movie - Producer |
| 2016 | No Home Movie - Sound |
| 2016 | No Home Movie - Writer |
| 2012 | My Mother Laughs Prelude - Director |
| 2012 | La Folie Almayer - Director |
| 2012 | La Folie Almayer - Producer |
| 2012 | La Folie Almayer - Writer |
| 2010 | Les variations Dielman - Thanks |
| 2010 | On bosse ici! On vit ici! On reste ici! - Co-Director |
| 2009 | Maniac Summer - Cinematography |
| 2009 | Maniac Summer - Director |
| 2009 | Maniac Summer - Editor |
| 2009 | À l'est avec Sonia Wieder-Atherton - Director |
| 2008 | Femmes d'Anvers en Novembre - Director |
| 2007 | O Estado do Mundo - Director |
| 2007 | Tombée de nuit sur Shanghaï - Director |
| 2007 | Entretien avec Aurore Clément - Director |
| 2007 | Entretien avec Babette Mangolte - Director |
| 2007 | Entretien avec ma mère, Natalia Akerman - Director |
| 2006 | Là-bas - Cinematography |
| 2006 | Là-bas - Director |
| 2006 | Là-bas - Writer |
| 2004 | Demain on déménage - Director |
| 2004 | Demain on déménage - Writer |
| 2004 | Autour d’hier aujourd’hui et demain (on déménage) - Director |
| 2003 | Avec Sonia Wieder-Atherton - Director |
| 2003 | De l'autre côté - Director |
| 2003 | De l'autre côté - Director of Photography |
| 2003 | De l'autre côté - Writer |
| 2000 | La Captive - Director |
| 2000 | La Captive - Writer |
| 2000 | No Vladimir - Supervising Producer |
| 1999 | Sud - Director |
| 1999 | Sud - Writer |
| 1997 | Chantal Akerman par Chantal Akerman - Director |
| 1997 | Le Jour où - Director |
| 1997 | Le Jour où - Writer |
| 1996 | Un divan à New York - Dialogue |
| 1996 | Un divan à New York - Director |
| 1996 | Un divan à New York - Screenplay |
| 1994 | Portrait d’une jeune fille de la fin des années 60 à Bruxelles - Director |
| 1994 | Portrait d’une jeune fille de la fin des années 60 à Bruxelles - Writer |
| 1993 | D'Est - Director |
| 1993 | D'Est - Writer |
| 1993 | Le Déménagement - Director |
| 1993 | Le Déménagement - Writer |
| 1991 | Contre l’oubli - Director |
| 1991 | Nuit et jour - Director |
| 1991 | Nuit et jour - Writer |
| 1991 | Pour Febe Elisabeth Velasquez, El Salvador - Director |
| 1989 | Histoires d'Amérique: Food, Family and Philosophy - Director |
| 1989 | Un jour Pina a demandé... - Director |
| 1989 | Les trois dernières sonates de Franz Schubert - Director |
| 1989 | Trois Strophes sur le nom de Sacher - Director |
| 1986 | Golden Eighties - Director |
| 1986 | Golden Eighties - Writer |
| 1986 | La Paresse - Director |
| 1986 | Seven Women, Seven Sins - Director |
| 1986 | La Paresse - Writer |
| 1986 | Seven Women, Seven Sins - Writer |
| 1986 | Rue Mallet-Stevens - Director |
| 1986 | Rue Mallet-Stevens - Writer |
| 1986 | Letters Home - Director |
| 1986 | Le Marteau - Director |
| 1985 | Les Années 80 - Director |
| 1985 | Les Années 80 - Writer |
| 1984 | Family Business - Director |
| 1984 | Family Business - Writer |
| 1984 | Lettre d'une cinéaste: Chantal Akerman - Director |
| 1984 | J'ai faim, j'ai froid - Director |
| 1984 | Paris vu par... vingt ans après - Director |
| 1983 | L'Homme à la valise - Director |
| 1983 | L'Homme à la valise - Writer |
| 1982 | Toute une nuit - Director |
| 1982 | Toute une nuit - Screenplay |
| 1982 | Hôtel des Acacias - Director |
| 1980 | Dis-moi - Director |
| 1978 | Les Rendez-vous d'Anna - Director |
| 1978 | Les Rendez-vous d'Anna - Writer |
| 1977 | News from Home - Director |
| 1977 | News from Home - Writer |
| 1976 | Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles - Director |
| 1976 | Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles - Writer |
| 1975 | Autour de Jeanne Dielman - Editor |
| 1974 | Je, tu, il, elle - Director |
| 1974 | Je, tu, il, elle - Producer |
| 1974 | Je, tu, il, elle - Writer |
| 1973 | Hôtel Monterey - Director |
| 1973 | Hôtel Monterey - Producer |
| 1973 | Hôtel Monterey - Writer |
| 1973 | Le 15/8 - Director |
| 1973 | Le 15/8 - Writer |
| 1973 | Hanging Out Yonkers - Director |
| 1973 | Hanging Out Yonkers - Writer |
| 1972 | La Chambre - Director |
| 1972 | La Chambre - Editor |
| 1972 | La Chambre - Writer |
| 1971 | L'Enfant aimé ou Je joue à être une femme mariée - Director |
| 1971 | L'Enfant aimé ou Je joue à être une femme mariée - Writer |
| 1968 | Saute ma ville - Director |
| 1967 | Bruxelles: La soeur et la mère de Marilyn - Director |
| 1967 | Bruxelles: à la Foire du Midi - Director |
| 1967 | Knokke: une petite fiction - Director |
| 1967 | Knokke: une petite fiction 2 - Director |
| 1967 | Examen d'entrée INSAS - Director |
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