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Shetland Arts > Film > On Falling (Cert 15)

On Falling (Cert 15)

Dates:
Sun, 20-Wed, 23 Apr 2025
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Working round the clock at a vast fulfilment centre in Edinburgh, Portuguese warehouse picker Aurora (Portuguese screen star Joana Santos) is a slave to the algorithm. Trapped between the confines of her workplace and the solitude of her flatshare, she is desperate to build a rich and meaningful life, but enjoys only the briefest of exchanges with her co-workers and flatmates.

Previously a filmmaker of shorts including the BAFTA Scotland-nominated Red Hill and 2020 Venice selection The Shift, Carreira's tremendously impressive feature debut is a powerful and assured meditation on social isolation and alienation. Set against a landscape dominated by an anonymising gig economy and the wider social and technological forces that often seem designed to keep us apart, On Falling explores the struggle to find real connection.

"Laura Carreira's superb debut feature is reminiscent of Ken Loach in its humane portrayal of soul-destroying work" ★★★★ The Guardian

Running time: 2hrs01, including ads and trailers.

Please be aware you must be aged 15 or over to see this film, and you may be required to show photographic I.D. to gain entry to the cinema.

Screenings

2:00PM Sunday, 20 April 2025 Screen 1 Buy Tickets
7:00PM Wednesday, 23 April 2025 Screen 2 Buy Tickets