SYNOPSIS

I Don\'t Belong Anywhere: The Cinema of Chantal Akerman touches upon some of 40 films by this prolific filmmaker, Chantal AKERMAN. From Brussels to Tel Aviv, from Paris to New York, the documentary takes us to all of the places she visited on her travels. An experimental filmmaker and a nomad, she shares with us her cinematographic journey, which continually questions the meaning of her existence at the risk of not winning the audience over or of confronting it. With her editor, Claire ATHERTON, she explains the origins of her language and of its esthetical biases.

PROGRAM NOTE

 I Don\'t Belong Anywhere - The Cinema of Chantal
 Akerman follows the footsteps of AKERMAN who
 wanders from Brussels, Tel-Aviv to Paris and
 New York, exploring her cinematic trajectory.
 This documentary touches upon some of 40 films
 by AKERMAN such as Jeanne Dielman, News
 from Home, The Meetings of Anna, South, From
 the East, Down There, and No Home Movie , and
 gives the audience a valuable opportunity to
 examine the behind-the-scenes and the filmmaking
 process as well as the artistic inspirations coming
 from these films. The interview with AKERMAN,
 the conversations between AKERMAN and her
 collaborator and editor Claire ATHERTON who
 discuss the power of precise composition, timing,
 and sequencing as they edit No Home Movie, the
 interview with Aurore CLÉMENT who talks about the
 negative audience response after the premiere of
 The Meetings of Anna, and the interview with director
 Gus VAN SANT who testifies the great influence
 AKERMAN had on him as a filmmaker. All of these
 interviews and conversations act as fascinating
 stepping stones into AKERMAN\'s cinematic world.
 However, AKERMAN suddenly passes away in
 October 2015 with No Home Movie as her final work,
 and this documentary becomes an unintended last
 ode to AKERMAN. Marianne LAMBERT approaches
 AKERMAN with friendliness and intimacy while also
 maintaining her respect and humility, and AKERMAN
 expresses a huge sense of loss after the death of her
 mother, which was the main theme of her last film.
 AKERMAN has disappeared into her own time but
 we will never forget the beautiful cinematic works she
 has created as well as her hands that were always
 holding a cigarette, her husky voice and her unique
 smile. [CHO HyeYoung]