News from Home

News from Home
Promotional release poster
Directed by	Chantal Akerman
Written by	Chantal Akerman
Based on	Letters by Natalia Akerman
Produced by	Alain Dahan
Starring	Chantal Akerman
Cinematography	Babette Mangolte Jim Asbell
Edited by	Francine Sandberg
Production companies	Institut national de l'audiovisuel Paradise Films Unité Trois ZDF
Release dates	1976 (1976) 8 June 1977 (1977-06-08) (France)
Running time	88 minutes
Countries	France Belgium
Language	French

News from Home is a 1976^[1] avant-garde documentary film directed by Chantal Akerman. The film consists of long takes of locations in New York City set to Akerman's voice-over as she reads letters that her mother sent her between 1971 and 1973 when Akerman lived in the city.