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I am my Grandma's Granddaughter

"Questioning what it means to “not end up alone,” a single 40-year-old filmmaker explores the life of her grandmother, who challenged her era’s social norms."

2025-04-07 es 71m
Documentary
“Don’t end up alone like I did.” This plea expressed by her grandmother before passing, haunts Tatiana, a single, 40-year-old documentary filmmaker. Filled with questions about what it means to “not end up alone,” Tatiana explores her grandma Teresa’s life: an imposing woman who owned an iconic movie theater, divorced three times and challenged the Dominican social norms of her era. The filmmaker embarks on a journey through family archives, old films and hundreds of letters, constructing —or trying to deconstruct— a story about love, expectations and solitude.

Director

Tatiana Fernandez Geara

Producer

Wendy Espinal

Producer

Tatiana Fernandez Geara

Editor

Gina Giudicelli

Writer

Tatiana Fernandez Geara

Writer

Gina Giudicelli

family history searching for love cinema history past love womenhood midlife coming-of-age

Status

Released

Budget

$150,000

Countries

  • Dominican Republic

Companies

  • Cine Carmelita