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I am my Grandma's Granddaughter

“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.

  • Tatiana Fernández Geara
    Director
    Nana (2015); Santo Domingo Waltz (2021).
  • Tatiana Fernández Geara
    Writer
    Nana (2015); Santo Domingo Waltz (2021).
  • Natalia Peralta Rincón
    Writer
    Aguajero (2017); Orgasmo (2018).
  • Gina Giudicelli
    Writer
    Camino a Higuey; Colson: Renovarse o Morir; Bachan..
  • Wendy Patricia Espinal
    Producer
  • Tatiana Fernández Geara
    Producer
    Nana (2015); Santo Domingo Waltz (2021).
  • Teresa Pichardo Hinojosa
    Key Cast
  • César Augusto Fernández Pichardo
    Key Cast
  • Teresina Fernández Pichardo
    Key Cast
  • Enzo Pessa
    Key Cast
  • Mirna Forabosco
    Key Cast
  • Soeren J. Henn
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Nieta de mi Abuela
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Feature
  • Genres:
    self-referential, romance
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 11 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 1, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    195,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Dominican Republic
  • Country of Filming:
    Dominican Republic, Italy, United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English, Italian, Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital 4K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Tatiana Fernández Geara

Santo Domingo, 1983. She studied Advertising Communication and years later received the Fulbright scholarship to pursue her MA in Photojournalism at the University of Missouri. While there, she started a multimedia piece about the lives of Dominican nannies who need to leave their children in the countryside to go take care of other people’s kids in the city. This would become her first feature documentary “Nana” (2015) which pushed her to become a filmmaker. Her second film, “Santo Domingo Waltz” (2021), premiered in FICG, where it won the Honorable Mention for Ibero-American Documentary Feature. She writes, directs, shoots and co-produces all of her projects through her production company Cine Carmelita. She also works as a freelance photojournalist for international media outlets like The New York Times, Associated Press, Washington Post, NPR, The Guardian, El País and others.

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