READ MORE: With 'No Home Movie,' Chantal Akerman Chronicles the End of a Life, and a Search for Where She Belongs Belgian filmmaker and theorist Chantal Akerman has passed away at the age of 65. Falling in love with Godard and his crime drama "Pierrot Le Fou" at an early age, Akerman made her debut at age 18 with a 1968 short film titled "Saute ma ville," and she continued experimenting with shorts and narrative features for a career that spanned over four decades.