New Trailer for ‘On Falling’ Film – About Loneliness in the Gig Economy
by Alex Billington
February 17, 2025
Source: Twitter
“When you’re not at work, what sort of things do you like to do?” Letterboxd has debuted the full official UK trailer for an indie film titled On Falling, the feature directorial debut of Portuguese filmmaker Laura Carreira. This premiered at TIFF 2024 last year, and also played at the London, San Sebastian, Thessaloniki, and Rome Film Festivals. it focuses on Aurora, a Portuguese worker in a Scottish warehouse, navigating loneliness and alienation in an algorithm-driven gig economy as she seeks meaning and connection amidst solitude and workplace confines. The film stars Joana Santos, Inês Vaz, Piotr Sikora, Jake McGarry, and Neil Leiper. This received mostly positive reviews. It’s described as “social cinema that is worthwhile” that’s a “clear, cold, tender, merciless and, above all, unforgettable film.” Fits right alongside Ken Loach’s films; the poster states it’s from the same producers as I, Daniel Blake & The Old Oak anyway. Take a look.
Here’s the official UK trailer (+ first poster) for Laura Carreira’s film On Falling, direct from Twitter:
Exclusive first look at the new trailer for On Falling, winner of Best Director at San Sebastian and Sutherland Award at @BFI London Film Festival ✨
In cinemas in the UK and Ireland by @ConicFilm on 7 March. pic.twitter.com/cBbFCBXO6e
— Letterboxd (@letterboxd) February 17, 2025
Set in Scotland, the plot follows the plight of Portuguese immigrant and warehouse worker named Aurora (starring Joana Santos), trapped in a life governed by wage slavery and social isolation up in Glasgow, depicting her emotional breakdown. On Falling is written and directed by up-and-coming Portuguese indie filmmaker Laura Carreira based in Scotland, making her feature directorial debut after a few other short films previously. Produced by Jack Thomas-O’Brien (Sixteen Films) & Mário Patrocínio (BRO Cinema). This initially premiered at the 2024 Toronto Film Festival last year in the Discovery section, and it also played in the San Sebastian and London Film Festivals. Carreira’s On Falling film will open in UK + Ireland cinemas starting March 7th, 2025 coming soon. No US release date is set yet – stay tuned. Who’s interested in this?
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