Synopsis

In the remote and arid Brazilian hinterland, girls play between their mothers’ miserable past and their fantastic dreams of the future. There, where men are still giants to women, they set forth into the crossing from childhood to adolescence.

• Eliza

  Capai

  Director

  The Fabulous Time Machine is the fifth feature film by Eliza Capai. Incompatible with Life (2023) won the Best Brazilian Documentary Award at the It’s All True Festival. Your Turn (2019) received both the Amnesty International Film Prize and the Peace Film Prize at the Berlinale.

• Mariana

  Genescá

  Producer

  Mariana is a producer of documentaries on social themes. Paid in Blood (2025) received several awards at festivals across Brazil. Incompatible with Life (2023) won the Best Film Award at It’s All True, and Your Turn (2019) received the Amnesty International and the Peace prizes at the Berlinale.