On Falling (2024) Screening
From our Multicultural Community Cinema series. Come and join us for a relaxing film watching afternoon!
Set against a landscape dominated by an algorithm-driven gig economy, in a world designed to keep us apart,On Falling explores the silent, vital struggle to find meaning and connection. It tells the story of Aurora, a Portuguese migrant working as a warehouse picker in Edinburgh, Scotland. Trapped between the confines of a vast distribution centre and the solitude of her own bedroom, Aurora seeks out every opportunity to resist the alienation and isolation that threaten her sense of self.
Winner: Best Director,San Sebastián International Film Festival 2024 Winner: Sutherland Award, BFI London Film Festival 2024
UK, Portugal 2024
Dir: Laura Carriera
Cast: Joana Santos, Inês Vaz, Piotr Sikora, Jake McGarry, Neil Leiper
English / 104 mins
From our Multicultural Community Cinema series. Come and join us for a relaxing film watching afternoon!
Set against a landscape dominated by an algorithm-driven gig economy, in a world designed to keep us apart,On Falling explores the silent, vital struggle to find meaning and connection. It tells the story of Aurora, a Portuguese migrant working as a warehouse picker in Edinburgh, Scotland. Trapped between the confines of a vast distribution centre and the solitude of her own bedroom, Aurora seeks out every opportunity to resist the alienation and isolation that threaten her sense of self.
Winner: Best Director,San Sebastián International Film Festival 2024 Winner: Sutherland Award, BFI London Film Festival 2024
UK, Portugal 2024
Dir: Laura Carriera
Cast: Joana Santos, Inês Vaz, Piotr Sikora, Jake McGarry, Neil Leiper
English / 104 mins