The Weavers[1] or Grandmother Despina is a short silent, black and white documentary film made in 1905 by the Balkan film pioneers the Manaki brothers in the small Aromanian village of Avdella (Aromanian: Avdhela), in the Ottoman vilayet of Monastir presently modern Greece.
It is about 60 seconds long and depicts the Manakis' aunts and 114-year-old grandmother Despina spinning and weaving.
[2][3][4] It was originally called "Our 114-year-old grandmother at work weaving", but has come to be known as The Weavers.
[5] It is believed to be the first film shot anywhere in the Ottoman Balkans.
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