THE FABULOUS TIME MACHINE

World Premiere: Berlinale 2026 / Generation

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"Before everything, it was dark. Then God started playing and making all things up, and He made the man from the dust, and the woman from the man... Would women be different if they were made from dust too? I’m glad I’m not a woman yet. Not me or my girlfriends." This is how The Fabulous Time Machine begins. Narrated by a 10-year-old girl, the film follows her and her friends’ journey from childhood to adolescence.

Despite living in houses with dirt floors, without tap water, amid the aridity of the Brazilian sertão, they state that they were born with perks—able to eat, study, play, and dream of better futures.

The girls invent their time machines, and travel to a past that “was just living not to die: There was no water, no food.” They question their realities and playfully deal with complex issues, such as gender differences, alcoholism, and religion. They joke about death, frustration, and fears. Childhood innocence gradually gives way to a mixture of curiosity and fear of becoming teenagers. When they realize that fighting against the passage of time is useless, they travel to the future and envision their happy dreams of becoming independent and successful women.

A FILM BY Eliza Capai | Brazil | 2026 | 72’ | Sales: Split Screen

Original title: A Fabulosa Máquina do Tempo

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