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.
Synopsis The film is a documentary about 83-year-old Beiruti grandmother, Teta Fatima, focusing on her life and surroundings amid a changing world.
Director Teta, Alf Marra was directed by Mahmoud Kaabour, a filmmaker who has received several awards for his work.
Awards Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Doha Tribeca Film Festival (2010), Qatar Special Jury Mention for Mahmoud Kaabour at the Doha Tribeca Film Festival (2010), Qatar Best International Documentary Award at DOX BOX (2011), Syria Best Film Award at the London International Documentary Festival (2011), UK Special Jury Mention at DocsDF Festival (2011), Mexico
Festival attendances October 2010: World Premiere at the Doha Tribeca Film Festival, Qatar October 2010: African Premiere at Carthage Film Festival, Tunisia December 2010: Teta, Alf Marra screened at the grand opening of Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Arts, Qatar January 2011: UAE Premiere in Abu Dhabi at the National Theatre January 2011: European Premiere at International Film Festival Rotterdam, The Netherlands March 2011: Dox Box International Documentary Film Festival Damascus, Syria April 2011: American Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival New York, USA with a special screening and panel in the “TriBeCa Talks: After the Movie” series May 2011: UK Premiere at London International Documentary Film Fest, UK May 2011: Polish Premiere at Krakow Film Festival May 2011: Festival Cinéma Arabe Amsterdam, the Netherlands June 2011: Seattle International Film Festival, USA June 2011: Screening at Royal Film Commission, Amman, Jordan June 2011: Arab Film Week at INCAA, Buenos Aires, Argentina July 2011: Arab Film Festival, Sydney, Australia July 2011: Indianapolis International Film Festival, USA August 2011: Santiago International Film Festival, Chile August 2011: Montreal World Film Festival, Montreal, Canada September 2011: Screening at Fondation Liban Cinema, Lebanon October 2011: Vancouver International Film Festival, Canada October 2011: DocsDF Festival, Mexico City, Mexico October 2011: Arab Film Festival, San Francisco, Berkeley, San Jose, Los Angeles, USA October 2011: St. John's International Women's Film Festival, Canada October 2011: Calgary Arab Film Festival, Canada October 2011: Iihlava International Documentary Film Festival, Czech Republic October 2011: Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art, Greece November 2011: Special Screening Tribeca Cinemas NYC, USA January 2012: Tromsø International Film Festival, Norway January 2012: Helsinki Documentary Film Festival, Finland February 2012: Middle Eastern Film Festival Edinburgh, UK February 2012: International Film Festival Port- land Oregon, USA March 2012: Special Screening LAU Alumni Film Festival Beirut, Lebanon April and May 2012: Documentary Edge Festival, New Zealand May 2012: Jacob Burns Film Center New York, USA June 2012: Shorts Shorts Film Festival & Asia in Japan Tokyo, Japan Septembre 2012: Special Screening, Semaine du Liban in Paris, Embassy of Lebanon. France October 2012: Taiwan International Documentary Festival, Taiwan October 2012: London MINA Film Festival, UK October 2012: Bjelovar Film Festival, Croatia
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Veritas Films