Film Screening
Wednesday 18 February at 5pm
Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, Chantal Akerman (1975, 201 min). Admission 50 sek.
A seminal work of feminist and experimental film making. Chantal Akerman called it “a love film for my mother. It gives recognition to that kind of woman”. Shot by an all female cast it depicts the life of Jeanne Dielman as if it were a real-life, real-time documentary.
Film and events program
Beginning with a survey of Mierle Laderman Ukeles and her significant examination of Maintenance Art Work between 1969–1980 the exhibitions and events programme delve into expanded artistic examinations of the home, domestic (maintenance) work and the gendered division of labour; asking how these radical practices can prove relevant today. The accompanying film programme will be shown at Marabouparken konsthall and offers weekly reflections on feminist struggles battled in the everyday. Two showreels of artists film and video work punctuate the programme which include a number of work from the Cinenova collection, dedicated to distributing films and videos made by women.