On Falling
Laura Carreira
Bouvet Ladubay Award for Best Actress for Joana Santos
European feature films // Bouvet Ladubay
On Falling tells the story of Aurora, a Portuguese migrant working as an order picker in a warehouse in Edinburgh, Scotland. Caught between the walls of a huge distribution centre and the solitude of her own room, Aurora tries to seize every opportunity to resist the alienation and isolation that threaten her identity.
Scenario : Laura Carreira
Cinematography : Karl Kürten
Sound : Olivier Blanc
Editing : Helle Le Fevre
Music : Ines Adriana
Distribution : Survivance
Laura Carreira was born in Porto in 1994. Her first short film, Red Hill (2019), won the New Visions Award at the Edinburgh Festival and was nominated for a BAFTA. Her second, The Shift (2020), premiered in the Orizzonti section of the Venice Film Festival, and won the New Talent Award at IndieLisboa. On Falling is her first feature film.