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Synopsis

Portuguese immigrant Aurora works as a warehouse picker in a vast fulfilment centre in Scotland. Trapped between the confines of her workplace and her flatshare, Aurora seeks to resist the loneliness, alienation and ensuing small talk which begin to threaten her sense of self. Set against a landscape dominated by an algorithm-driven gig economy designed to keep us apart, ON FALLING explores the vital struggle to find meaning and connection.
ON FALLING marks Portugal-born, Scotland-based Laura Carreira’s feature directorial debut. This intimate and unwavering portrait of a migrant examines her relationship to the precarious labour that constrains and defines her.

Director

Laura Carreira

Biography

Laura Carreira is a Portuguese filmmaker who lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, since studying film at the ECA (Edinburgh College of Art). Her first short film RED HILL won the New Visions Award at the 73rd Edinburgh International Film Festival and was nominated for the Best Short Film award at the 2019 BAFTA Scotland Awards. Her short film THE SHIFT premiered at the Venice International Film Festival in 2020, won the New Talent Award at IndieLisboa and was nominated for the European Film Awards and the London Critics’ Circle Film Awards. In 2022, Laura was named one of the Rising Stars Scotland by Screen International. ON FALLING is her debut feature film.

Filmography

Red Hill (2019), The Shift (2020), On Falling (2024)

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