Part 8: See and don't see (ft. Alisa Lebow)

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The Akerman Year

Simon Howell and Kate Rennebohm

12 episodes

8 months ago

Chantal Akerman's work stretched across mediums, formats, modes, concerns, countries, and production models, but only a handful of them have actually been seen by most cinephiles, especially in North America. In this monthly miniseries, we (Kate, Simon, and an assortment of special guests) will make a comprehensive case for Akerman as belonging on any list of the great artists of the last century -- not only for her relatively "famous" works, but also for her dozens of much-less-seen projects.

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Part 8: See and don't see (ft. Alisa Lebow)

The Akerman Year

2 hours 29 minutes 58 seconds

3 years ago

Part 8: See and don't see (ft. Alisa Lebow)

With the help of scholar and filmmaker Alisa Lebow, who arrives armed with memories of meeting and speaking with Akerman, we tackle some of the Akerman work most inherently tied up with questions and challenges of Jewish identity, history and politics. These films are: 1980's medium-length TV doc Dis-Moi (Tell Me); 1986's tragicomic examination of Jewish life in New York, Histoires d'Amerique, and 2006's experimental and bracing La-Bas (Down There).

Check out Alisa's Filming Revolution here: https://www.filmingrevolution.org/

Music:
Do Make Say Think "Goodbye enemy Airship"
Mary 'Queenie' Lyons "See and Don't See"

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Our intro music is performed by Sundar Subramanian. You can stream and buy his work here: https://sundarsubramanian.bandcamp.com/