Grandma Despina (1905)

Overview : This scene is a part of the very first film shot produced by the Manaki Brothers. Despina, the Janaki and Milton Manaki's grandmother, was recorded weaving in one high-angle shot. For no apparent reason, the first shot made in Macedonia, in the Balkans in fact, made by these two cinematography pioneers, contains peculiar symbolics: at the moment when the grandmother Despina spins the weaving wheel, film starts rolling in our country.

Release Date : November 2, 1905

Runtime : 1m

Genre : Documentary  

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Countries : Macedonia

Keywords : silent film, grandmother