I Am My Grandma’s Granddaughter / Nieta De Mi Abuela

Looking to redefine what it means to “not end up alone”, a single, 40-year-old filmmaker explores the life of her grandma, an imposing woman who challenged her era’s social norms.

“Don’t end up alone like I did.” Filmmaker Tatiana Fernández Geara is haunted by this plea that her grandmother Teresa shared with her before passing away. Filled with questions about what it means to “not end up alone”, the 40-year-old single documentary filmmaker explores her grandmother’s life: an imposing woman who owned an iconic movie theater, divorced three times, and challenged the Dominican norms of her era. The filmmaker embarks on a journey through family archives, old films and hundreds of letters, constructing (or trying to) a story about love, expectations and solitude.