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.
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Baba Despina
Crew: Janaki Manaki (Director), Milton Manaki (Director)
Country: Macedonia
Language: No Language
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Runtime: 1 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Nov 02, 1905
IMDb: 6.3
Keywords:silent film, grandmother
