September 7, 1996
Release Date

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Letters From Home (1996)

Name: Letters From Home
Released: 1996-09-07

15m

Running Time

September 7, 1996
Release Date

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Plot.

An overwhelming and luminescent reflection on death, AIDS and living, Letters from Home is a compelling montage of mini-portraits intercut with found footage, home movies, super-8 drama and pixilated imagery.

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Cast & Crew.

Callum Keith Rennie

(as Callum Rennie)

Mike Hoolboom

Director

Vito Russo

Writer

Earle Peach

Composer

Steve Sanguedolce

Cinematographer

Details.

Release Date
September 7, 1996

Status
Released

Running Time
15m

Last updated: 2025-02-11

Wiki.

Letters from Home is a 15-minute-long short film by Canadian director Mike Hoolboom. It follows a multitude of figures from the Toronto art community who deliver messages about living with AIDS, which are spliced with home videos, found and archive footage, and other film techniques. Letters from Home was generally well received and won several awards, including Best Canadian Short Film at the 1996 Toronto International Film Festival.