Akerman moved from her native Belgium to NYC shortly after her 21st birthday; a two-year sojourn would be followed by later extended stays for both personal and professional pursuits. This documentary matches time-capsule footage of the rough-edged city circa 1976 with a soundtrack of the filmmaker—who never appears onscreen—reading aloud letters from her mother in Brussels. The result is a disquisition on what it means to belong (or not).