The Fabulous Time Machine

A gentle, reflective documentary that floats between girlhood and adolescence, inviting quiet attention as young voices dream up unlikely futures.

Directed by

Eliza Capai

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Manu, Sophia, Manuellinha

Overview

What if it were possible to travel back in time to dream of other futures? In the hinterlands of Brazil, young girls navigate the delicate transition from childhood to adolescence while grappling with social media, religion, their dreams, and the stories of the women who came before them. By inventing a time machine, they revisit the pasts of their mothers and grandmothers and imagine a future in which they can be free, fulfilled, and in control of their own choices.

How it feels

Warm, melancholic, earnest and whimsical. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Coming-of-age, identity, family, gender

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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