Teta

At only two weeks old, she has no official name yet, but is known as Teta, which means "the spoiled one".

Between life, birth and death 2010

Come on then, which famous political figure is "Teta"?

What is Your Brazilian Footballer Name? Kerron Cross 2006

And Prince Herutataf replied, "He is a certain peasant who is called Teta, and he lives in

The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians 1895

I believe its great appeal lies in the unifying power of the film, showing us that a loving, witty Beiruti Teta isn't so different after all from our own grandmother.

E. Nina Rothe: Magical: DFI Presents Mahmoud Kaabour's Grandma, A Thousand Times at Tribeca Film Festival E. Nina Rothe 2011

While some would argue that the film's succinct length may have prevented it from being in competition at more film festivals, Kaabour calls his documentary "48 minutes of glory" and thought that "anything longer would be overkill, being in that Beirut apartment, listening to Teta for say, 90 minutes."

E. Nina Rothe: Magical: DFI Presents Mahmoud Kaabour's Grandma, A Thousand Times at Tribeca Film Festival E. Nina Rothe 2011

It is exactly because of this uncommon ease that one of the funniest bits in the film takes place, when Sayre first meets Teta Fatima.

E. Nina Rothe: Magical: DFI Presents Mahmoud Kaabour's Grandma, A Thousand Times at Tribeca Film Festival E. Nina Rothe 2011

While some would argue that the film's succinct length may have prevented it from being in competition at more film festivals, Kaabour calls his documentary "48 minutes of glory" and thought that "anything longer would be overkill, being in that Beirut apartment, listening to Teta for say, 90 minutes."

E. Nina Rothe: Magical: DFI Presents Mahmoud Kaabour's Grandma, A Thousand Times at Tribeca Film Festival E. Nina Rothe 2011

It is exactly because of this uncommon ease that one of the funniest bits in the film takes place, when Sayre first meets Teta Fatima.

E. Nina Rothe: Magical: DFI Presents Mahmoud Kaabour's Grandma, A Thousand Times at Tribeca Film Festival E. Nina Rothe 2011

As I sat in the dark SVA theater in NYC, watching a special "Tribeca Talks: After the Movie" screening of Mahmoud Kaabour's touching documentary Grandma, A Thousand Times Teta, Alf Marra this past Monday, I finally found the answer to a question that I'm often asked: "Why do you love Arab cinema?"

E. Nina Rothe: Magical: DFI Presents Mahmoud Kaabour's Grandma, A Thousand Times at Tribeca Film Festival E. Nina Rothe 2011

It is exactly because of this uncommon ease that one of the funniest bits in the film takes place, when Sayre first meets Teta Fatima.

E. Nina Rothe: Magical: DFI Presents Mahmoud Kaabour's Grandma, A Thousand Times at Tribeca Film Festival E. Nina Rothe 2011