
News from Home
- Sun, Mar 9
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Chantal Akerman Run Time: 89 min. Release Year: 1977 Language: French
Starring: Chantal Akerman
Chantal Akerman Month continues with 1976’s News from Home, a meditative exploration of isolation, distance, and the immigrant experience.
The film juxtaposes static and slow-moving shots of 1970s New York City — its streets, subways, and anonymous crowds — with Akerman’s voiceover reading letters from her mother in Belgium. These letters, filled with mundane updates and expressions of maternal concern, contrast with the urban alienation and quiet detachment of the visuals, creating a poignant reflection on homesickness and the unspoken tensions of familial bonds.
Through its minimalist style, News from Home transforms the everyday into a deeply personal and universal meditation on displacement and emotional distance.