Family Business (1984)

Chantal Akerman was commissioned by Visions to make this short film for £20,000. It was first shown on 21 November 1984, on Channel 4. Akerman herself plays the role of a director visiting Hollywood to find financing from an uncle she hardly knows. Very little goes to plan… Also stars Aurore Clement and Colleen Camp.

Released Nov. 21, 1984 18 min None+

Genres: Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Short

Keywords: tmdb.woman-director, imdb.female-film-director, imdb.title-directed-by-female, mdblist.fresh

Production Companies: Large Door Productions

Country: United Kingdom
Production Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English, French