TUE NOV 4, 2025 7:00 PM Early Short Films / JE TU IL ELLE $10.00 (member) ; $15.00 (general admission) Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee. Los Feliz 3 | Introduction by sister of filmmaker Chantal Akerman, Sylviane Akerman 50th Anniversary of JE TU IL ELLE ‘Chantal Akerman: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’ Checking Event Status... *This is an RSVP which means first come first served. This RSVP does not guarantee a seat. Not a Member? Join Today. Already a Member? Be sure you are logged in to your account. Your RSVP is being held for 1 minute, please select the quantity and fill out your contact info to complete the RSVP First Name Last Name Email Quantity Subscribe to our newsletter FINISH
ABOUT THE FILMS: “The Film-School Tests: Brussels 1 & 2, Knokke 1 & 2,” 1967, Dir. Chantal Akerman, 8 Mins, Janus Films, Belgium These four short 8mm films were made by Chantal Akerman in the summer of 1967, in black and white and without sound, as part of her entrance exams to the Institut Supérieur des Arts du Spectacle (INSAS) in Brussels. She was admitted in the fall of 1967 but only studied in the school for a few months. FORMAT: DCP “Saute ma ville,” 1968, Dir. Chantal Akerman, 13 Mins, Janus Films, Belgium A young lady in her apartment’s kitchen mops the floors, polishes her shoes, dances, cooks, drinks wine, then she duct-tapes the door, opens the gas and blows everything up – humming all along. FORMAT: DCP “J’ai faim, j’ai froid,” 1984, Dir. Chantal Akerman, 12 Mins, Chantal Akerman Foundation, France In French with English subtitles. The short classical film of Chantal Akerman, describes two girls in Brussels who run away from home. They chain smoke and obsessively repeat the words: “I’m hungry, I’m cold.” What does fate have in store for two young penniless women in the big city? FORMAT: DCP JE TU IL ELLE, 1975, Dir. Chantal Akerman, 86 Mins, Janus Films, Belgium In French with English subtitles. In her provocative first feature, Chantal Akerman stars as an aimless young woman who leaves self-imposed isolation to embark on a road trip that leads to lonely love affairs with a male truck driver and a former girlfriend. With its famous real-time carnal encounter and its daring minimalism, JE TU IL ELLE is Akerman’s most sexually audacious film. FORMAT: DCP