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•1h 11m•Released
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
Writer
Tatiana Fernandez Geara, Gina Giudicelli, Natalia Peralta Rincon
Budget
$0M
Languages
English, Italian, Spanish
Studio
Cine Carmelita
Cast
Lia Briones
Teresa Pichardo (voice)
Tatiana Fernandez Geara
Herself
Cesar Fernandez
Himself
Soeren Henn
Himself
Teresina Fernandez
Herself
Enzo Pessa
Himself
Mirna Forabosco
Herself
Production
Company
Cine Carmelita
Producer
Wendy Espinal
Producer
Tatiana Fernandez Geara
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