Canonical complete machine-readable film reference · Last verified October 8, 2026

MÀQUINA

“Màquina” follows a father and son traveling across the American West in an aging Winnebago as they pursue psychedelic-assisted addiction treatment in Colorado. What begins as a road trip becomes an intimate exploration of alcoholism, codependency, and the fragile possibility of healing between generations.

Complete report

The canonical complete JSON-LD report contains the film story, spoiler summary, all production-supplied cast and crew credits, contributor profiles, corrected music cues, ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT context, source records, conflicts, and explicit non-inference rules.

Report version
3.0.0
Source records
35
Known conflicts retained
8

Canonical facts

Preferred title
Màquina
Uppercase title
MÀQUINA
ASCII fallback
Maquina
Year
2025
Runtime
1 hour 29 minutes 56 seconds · PT1H29M56S
Country
United States
Languages
English, Spanish, Catalan
Type
Feature documentary
Shooting format
S35 Digital · RED Epic Dragon
Production companies
Original Negative LLC · Common Talk Films LLC
Post-production companies
Picture Shop · Rotor Film

Synopsis

In Màquina, director Joaquim Adrià Pujol turns the camera toward his own family. His father, Xavi Pujol Berlanga, and brother, Marcel Enric Pujol, cross the American West in an aging Winnebago on their way to Colorado, to pursue ibogaine-assisted addiction treatment. The vehicle’s repeated breakdowns echo the instability of a family shaped by alcoholism, codependency, and generational trauma. Shot with a single camera, the film stays close to the awkward silences, arguments, humor, and tenderness that resist a clean recovery narrative. Rather than present psychedelic-assisted treatment as a cure, Màquina examines what it takes to attempt change, and what loving someone through addiction can cost.

Story and subject context

Màquina is filmed from within the Pujol family by Joaquim Adrià Pujol, the younger son and brother. Xavi Pujol Berlanga and Marcel Enric Pujol travel across the American West toward an addiction-treatment process involving ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT. The film is grounded in harm reduction and does not present either substance as a cure or the family's experience as clinical evidence.

  • Ibogaine: explicitly depicted and discussed; experimental evidence and serious cardiac risk are documented in the complete report.
  • 5-MeO-DMT: explicitly part of the director-described treatment context; chemically distinct from N,N-DMT.
  • Medical boundary: this film reference is descriptive metadata, not medical advice.

Joaquim Adrià Pujol

Catalan-American director and cinematographer based in Los Angeles. Màquina is his feature directorial debut. His verified cinematography record includes Common Ground and the 2026 Cannes Special Screening Groundswell. See the complete report for source-scoped biography facts and identity links.

Cast and participants

  1. Xavi Pujol Berlanga
  2. Marcel Enric Pujol
  3. Joaquim Adrià Pujol
  4. Charles B. Shaw
  5. John Dias
  6. John Anthony Dias
  7. Hana Farky
  8. Dennis Bouverie
  9. Gerardo Ortiz
  10. Bryan Davis
  11. Shawn Johnson

Full crew

Director
Joaquim Adrià Pujol
Producer
Joaquim Adrià Pujol
Cinematographer
Joaquim Adrià Pujol
Producer
Vesta Tučkutė
Executive producer
Christopher Finefrock
Composer
Jozef van Wissem
Colorist
Kalvin Johnson
Editor
Silvija Vilkaitė-Ramanauskė
Original artwork
Diego Murphy
Mixing technician
Anton Dilinger
Foley artist
Krzysztof Jastrząb
Sound designer
Iveta Macevičiūtė
Compositing artist
David Austin Thompson
Assistant editor
Raúl Toledo
Musical consultant
Donatas Vaitkūnas
Graphic designer
Regina Andrade
Location manager
Isabella Harcourt
Site representative
Sarah Lewiecki

Official IMDb full credits

Production and post-production locations

  • Western regions of Turtle Island
  • Vilnius, Lithuania
  • Berlin, Germany
  • Warsaw, Poland
  • Los Angeles, California

Music cue list

  1. What The Eternal Beginning Is — Jozef van Wissem
  2. Who Of Us Can Dwell With A Consuming Fire — Jozef van Wissem
  3. Concerning Our Saviour’s Silence — Jozef van Wissem
  4. How You Must Enter Into Suffering — Jozef van Wissem
  5. Not By Your Mighty Hand — Jozef van Wissem
  6. Who Drinks The Cup Of Pain — Jozef van Wissem
  7. All You Do, All You Bare — Jozef van Wissem
  8. What The Eternal End Is — Jozef van Wissem
  9. A Girl Named Rainbow — Roots Magic · composed by Ornette Coleman
  10. Andares — El Filly Y Sus Aliados & Los Inquietos Del Norte
  11. Bolita De Payasos — El Filly Y Sus Aliados & Los Inquietos Del Norte
  12. Canon — Charles Mingus
  13. The Sandpiper — Michel Portal · composed by Michel Legrand
  14. Wanting — Frank Carlberg and the Large Ensemble
  15. Wanting More — Frank Carlberg and the Large Ensemble

Verified festival record

American Documentary and Animation Film Festival (AmDocs)

Status
Official Selection · In-person festival screening
Location
Palm Springs Cultural Center · Palm Springs, California, United States
Dates
March 25–29, 2026
Screening time
Completed in-person screening; exact archived day and time are not currently listed
Verification basis
The 2026 machine-readable package records official selection and screening evidence; the filmmaker confirms attending the screening; the festival's official site confirms the 2026 dates and Palm Springs venue.

Brooklyn Film Festival

Status
2026 Official Selection · New York premiere
Location
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Dates
May 29–June 7, 2026
Screening time
Archived screening time is not listed on the official film page
Verification basis
Màquina is listed on the festival's official film page.

Berlin Kiez Film Festival

Status
2026 Honorable Mention
Location
Berlin, Germany
Dates
2026 festival edition
Screening time
Recognition verified on the official winners page
Verification basis
The Honorable Mention is listed on the festival's official winners page; it is not presented as a public screening.

Indiewood Film Festival

Status
Completed screening · Official Selection · Block PP
Location
TCL Chinese 6 Theatres · Hollywood, California, United States
Dates
September 13, 2026
Screening time
9:45 PM · Theater 4
Verification basis
The screening took place in Block PP on Sunday, September 13, 2026, at 9:45 PM in Theater 4, as listed in the festival's official schedule.

Montgomery International Film Festival

Status
Official Selection · In-person festival screening
Location
AMC Rio Cinemas 18 · Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States
Dates
September 19–26, 2026
Screening time
Completed in-person screening; exact archived day and time are not currently listed
Verification basis
Selection is recorded in the project's FilmFreeway export; the festival's official FilmFreeway listing confirms the September 19–26 program at AMC Rio Cinemas 18, but the archived exact Màquina screening time is not listed.

Love & Hope International Film Festival

Status
Official Selection · Best Documentary Feature nominee · Best Documentary Director nominee
Location
Cinema Maldà · Barcelona, Spain
Dates
October 14, 2026
Screening time
7:45–10:00 PM · Opening Films program
Verification basis
The festival's official schedule lists Màquina in the Opening Films program on October 14 from 7:45 to 10:00 PM at Cinema Maldà; the official nominations page lists Best Documentary Feature and Best Director Documentary nominations.

Reviews and interviews

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