app01 Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:04:48 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Akerman Year - Episodes Tagged with “News From Home” https://akermanyear.fireside.fm/tags/news%20from%20home Tue, 01 Feb 2022 09:00:00 -0500 Chantal Akerman's work stretched across mediums, formats, modes, concerns, countries, and production models, but only a handful of them have actually been seen by most cinephiles, especially in North America. In this monthly miniseries, we (Kate, Simon, and an assortment of special guests) will make a comprehensive case for Akerman as belonging on any list of the great artists of the last century -- not only for her relatively "famous" works, but also for her dozens of much-less-seen projects. en-us episodic A monthly podcast miniseries on the work of filmmaker Chantal Akerman, hosted by Kate Rennebohm and Simon Howell. Simon Howell and Kate Rennebohm Chantal Akerman's work stretched across mediums, formats, modes, concerns, countries, and production models, but only a handful of them have actually been seen by most cinephiles, especially in North America. In this monthly miniseries, we (Kate, Simon, and an assortment of special guests) will make a comprehensive case for Akerman as belonging on any list of the great artists of the last century -- not only for her relatively "famous" works, but also for her dozens of much-less-seen projects. no Simon Howell and Kate Rennebohm suckerblues@gmail.com Part 3: in correspondence (ft. Lakshmi Padmanabhan) https://akermanyear.fireside.fm/part-3 28ae87dc-d1be-4c6c-94ea-e78db7dd9cc1 Tue, 01 Feb 2022 09:00:00 -0500 Simon Howell and Kate Rennebohm full 1 Simon Howell and Kate Rennebohm Two Akerman features a decade apart offer very different takes on distance, maternal love, and the act of letter writing: 1976's News From Home and 1986's Letters Home. 1:45:12 no <p>This month, we're joined by Lakshmi Padmanabhan to discuss two films centered around the acts of letter-reading: first up is the widely heralded <em>News From Home</em>, Akerman's 1976 feature juxtaposing the letters her mother wrote to her in the early 70s with contemporary images of New York life. After that, we zoom ahead a decade to look at her less well-known (and much less-seen) <em>Letters Home</em>, a filmed adaptation of a play derived from Sylvia Plath's correspondences with her mother. </p> <p>Non-Akerman works referenced this month:<br> <em>BLKNWS</em> (2019, d. Khalil Joseph)<br> <em>Nasir</em> (2020, d. Arun Karthik)<br> <em>Taxi Driver</em> (1976, d. Martin Scorsese)<br> <em>God Told Me To</em> (1976, d. Larry Choen)</p> <p>Music used in this episode: dEUS, Blondie, News From Babel.</p> <p>If you like the show or what we do generally, consider throwing us a few bucks to help cover our costs: <a href="https://paypal.me/kateandsimonpod" rel="nofollow noopener">https://paypal.me/kateandsimonpod</a></p> <p>Our intro music is performed by Sundar Subramanian. You can stream and buy his work here: <a href="https://sundarsubramanian.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://sundarsubramanian.bandcamp.com/</a> </p> news from home, letters home, sylvia plath, chantal akerman, babette mangolte This month, we're joined by Lakshmi Padmanabhan to discuss two films centered around the acts of letter-reading: first up is the widely heralded News From Home, Akerman's 1976 feature juxtaposing the letters her mother wrote to her in the early 70s with contemporary images of New York life. After that, we zoom ahead a decade to look at her less well-known (and much less-seen) Letters Home, a filmed adaptation of a play derived from Sylvia Plath's correspondences with her mother.

Non-Akerman works referenced this month:
BLKNWS (2019, d. Khalil Joseph)
Nasir (2020, d. Arun Karthik)
Taxi Driver (1976, d. Martin Scorsese)
God Told Me To (1976, d. Larry Choen)

Music used in this episode: dEUS, Blondie, News From Babel.

If you like the show or what we do generally, consider throwing us a few bucks to help cover our costs: https://paypal.me/kateandsimonpod

Our intro music is performed by Sundar Subramanian. You can stream and buy his work here: https://sundarsubramanian.bandcamp.com/

]]> This month, we're joined by Lakshmi Padmanabhan to discuss two films centered around the acts of letter-reading: first up is the widely heralded News From Home, Akerman's 1976 feature juxtaposing the letters her mother wrote to her in the early 70s with contemporary images of New York life. After that, we zoom ahead a decade to look at her less well-known (and much less-seen) Letters Home, a filmed adaptation of a play derived from Sylvia Plath's correspondences with her mother.

Non-Akerman works referenced this month:
BLKNWS (2019, d. Khalil Joseph)
Nasir (2020, d. Arun Karthik)
Taxi Driver (1976, d. Martin Scorsese)
God Told Me To (1976, d. Larry Choen)

Music used in this episode: dEUS, Blondie, News From Babel.

If you like the show or what we do generally, consider throwing us a few bucks to help cover our costs: https://paypal.me/kateandsimonpod

Our intro music is performed by Sundar Subramanian. You can stream and buy his work here: https://sundarsubramanian.bandcamp.com/

]]>