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My Ancestral Doll

My Ancestral Doll

Janne Elens

2026 · 20m

My Ancestral Doll

January 10, 202620m
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Overview

A private webcam video - never intended to be shared - turned into an emotionally raw video installation. This short film is intentionally unedited, to show the full preparation ritual: the slow and perhaps even banal act of combing the doll’s hair. In this piece, filmmaker Janne Elens works within the lineage of Chantal Akerman, highlighting women’s/AFAB bodies’ under appreciated, yet vital, labour.

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