Teta, Alf Marra (2010)

Directed by

Mahmoud Kaabour

Genre

documentary film

Country

Lebanon

Runtime

50 min

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows a grandmother's daily life in Beirut. It shows her routines, memories, and family connections over the course of 48 minutes.

intimatewarmnostalgicgentlereflectivepersonalaffectionateobservational

What happens

Teta, Alf Marra (Arabic for: Grandma, A Thousand Times) is a 2010 Arabic-language documentary film about the life of a grandmother living in Beiruti. The film has a runtime of 48 minutes and was co-produced by the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Lebanon. It was financially supported by the Doha Film Institute and Screen Institute Beirut, and produced by Veritas Films. It was also the first film released by a company based in Twofour54, a media content creation free zone in Abu Dhabi. “Teta, Alf Marra” is recognized as the first locally produced documentary to be shown in cinemas in the UAE and to secure regional distribution. It was also the first documentary produced in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to qualify for the Academy Awards, following theatrical screening in Los Angeles and New York City. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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