News from Home

News from Home

An ode to the home you left behind, and the home you now reside in.

2025 · 4 min · Documentary

Sweeping scenes of Chicago set to the voice messages of artist Lucas Linn's parents from back home in Myanmar. An homage to Chantal Akerman's 1976 film News from Home.

Directed by Lucas Linn

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