‘Meet the Director: Sarah Lederman’

This film will be screened extra muros at Cinema RITCS.

Sarah Lederman (1994) studied Documentary and Fiction at the Royal Institute for Theatre, Cinema & Sound (RITCS) in Brussels and is one of the 'Future Five' of international award-winning film director Lukas Dhont. As part of the exhibition Chantal Akerman: Travelling,

Bozar selected three short films by Lederman that will be screened at Cinéma RITCS. The films highlight the talent and stylistic similarities between Lederman and Chantal Akerman.
Lukas Dhont and Sarah Lederman will introduce the screenings, followed by a conversation about Lederman's filmography and production style, and Chantal Akerman's ongoing influence on her work.

• Les Racines de l'Eau (documentary, 2021)
• Light (documentary, 2022)
• ​​​​​​​Friday, 1st of July (fiction, 2024)

"Chantal Akerman’s films inspire me in to telling stories that are simple yet vulnerable where the viewer is part of something authentic. Her cinema feels like a unique quest that makes one reflect and that’s what I aim for in my own films." - Sarah Lederman