News From Home (1976)

In this minimalist and durational film, News from Home documents Akerman’s time in New York City during the 1970s, meditating on her estranged relationship with her mother in Belgium.

Through stark voiceovers and the unvarnished gaze of the camera, Akerman captures a profound sense of dislocation—both geographic and emotional—in a series of melancholic cityscapes, juxtaposed against her mother’s letters.