Letters from Home (film)

Letters from Home
Directed byMike Hoolboom
Written by
Screenplay byMike Hoolboom
Produced byMike Hoolboom
Cinematography
  • Mike Hoolboom
  • Steve Sanguedolce
Edited byMike Hoolboom
Music byEarle Peach
Release date
  • 1996 (1996) (Canada)
Running time
15 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

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.