My Grandmother is a 1929 Soviet Georgian comedy silent film directed by Kote Mikaberidze. Filmed in 1928, the film was banned as “anti-Soviet” upon its 1929 release, shelved for 39 years, and not widely screened again until its 1976 restoration by Leila Gordeladze. The film is noted for its Expressionist sets by designer8 Irakli Gamrekeli and its satirical attitude towards bureaucracy and red tape.
Synopsis – After being fired, an incompetent bureaucrat must search out a “grandmother” (a benefactor among the executives) to give him a letter of recommendation for a new job.
Film duration approximately 70 minutes.
Doors and bar open at 11am. Coffee, tea, refreshments and snacks available. Film screens at 12 noon. Tickets $15 and free for kids 13 and under.