ON FALLING (2024)

On Falling tells the story of Aurora, a Portuguese warehouse picker working in a vast fulfilment centre in Scotland. Trapped between the confines of her workplace and the solitude of 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 silent, vital struggle to find meaning and connection.

In her feature debut, Laura Carreira crafts an intimate and unwavering portrait of an isolated Portuguese migrant and her relationship to the precarious labour that constrains and defines her.

Available to view on BFI Player
A Sixteen Films production.