Teta, Alf Marra (Arabic for: Grandma, A Thousand Times) is a 2010 Arabic-language documentary film about the life of a grandmother living in Beiruti.

[2] “Teta, Alf Marra” is recognized as the first locally produced documentary to be shown in cinemas in the UAE and to secure regional distribution.

[3] It was also the first documentary produced in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to qualify for the Academy Awards, following theatrical screening in Los Angeles and New York City.

The narrative also includes her late husband, a violinist who passed away two decades earlier, whose memory is recalled through his grandson, the filmmaker, whose features are said to resemble those of his grandfather.

Teta, Alf Marra interweaves the stories of grandfather, grandmother, and grandson in a documentary that reflects on themes of loss and continuity.