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Jack Thomas-O’Brien @jackthomasobrien.bsky.social · 8d

Very happy to share the news that ‘On Falling’ has been nominated for two BAFTA Scotland Awards!

We made this film in Scotland with the best people! Huge thanks to all our incredible actors, HODs and crew. This film wouldn’t be the same without you.

@baftascotland.bsky.social
@bafta.org

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Donostia Zinemaldia - Festival de San Sebastián @sansebastianfestival.com · Sep 5

#73SSIFF ⚖ Jurado oficial - Epaimahai ofiziala - Official Jury

J.A. Bayona (Presidente · Epaimahaiburua · President) @filmbayona.bsky.social

@lauracarreira.bsky.social, Gia Coppola, Zhou Dongyu, Lali Espósito, Mark Strong & Anne-Dominique Toussaint.

🌐 tinyurl.com/73SSIFF-Talents-es

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Ken Loach & Sixteen Films @kenloach16films.bsky.social · Sep 5

Congratulations to director Laura Carreira, who last year won best director at @sansebastianfestival.com

Donostia Zinemaldia - Festival de San Sebastián @sansebastianfestival.com · Sep 5

#73SSIFF ⚖ Jurado oficial - Epaimahai ofiziala - Official Jury

J.A. Bayona (Presidente · Epaimahaiburua · President) @filmbayona.bsky.social

@lauracarreira.bsky.social, Gia Coppola, Zhou Dongyu, Lali Espósito, Mark Strong & Anne-Dominique Toussaint.

🌐 tinyurl.com/73SSIFF-Talents-es

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Ken Loach & Sixteen Films @kenloach16films.bsky.social · May 13

Delighted to announce that ON FALLING will this week play at Cannes Film festival as part of the Visions Sociales section.

Screens on Thursday, so go see it if you haven’t already

Read more here: www.cannes-cinema.com/festivals/ca...

W/ @lauracarreira.bsky.social & @jackthomasobrien.bsky.social

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Ken Loach & Sixteen Films @kenloach16films.bsky.social · May 6

Rebecca O'Brien: 'tariffs appear simply unworkable given how intertwined and global the film industry is. I can see that Trump watches Hollywood collapsing and losing its jobs to the rest of the world but that’s because it’s a very expensive place to make films.”

www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ma...

‘Simply unworkable’: British film industry leaders aghast at Trump’s movie tariffs

US president’s call for 100% tariffs on films ‘produced in foreign lands’ comes under fire, with actor Brian Cox saying Trump doesn’t understand how films are made

www.theguardian.com

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Ken Loach & Sixteen Films @kenloach16films.bsky.social · Apr 21

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Conic @conic.film · Apr 7

ON FALLING is now available to buy on AppleTV and Prime Video.

Visit conic.film/onfalling for more 🎞️

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Empowering Multicultural Communities Alliance @emcalliance.bsky.social · Apr 10

Our next Multicultural Community Cinema screening features On Falling (2024), a gripping drama by Laura Carreira about a Portuguese warehouse worker in Scotland facing the trials of the gig economy.

Trailer below. More details to follow.

#CommunityCinema #OnFalling #FilmScreening #WesterHailes

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Joao Araujo @jaraujo.bsky.social · Apr 11

Escrevi sobre "On Falling", de Laura Carreira, brilhante e importante filme em exibição nas salas de cinema. Para o À pala de Walsh.

“On Falling”: saudades de uma outra vida

Aurora, a protagonista de On Falling (2024), tem um nome que evoca o nascer de uma certa luz, ou de alguma revelação de esperança por um novo caminho. Luz e esperança são precisamente duas coisas q…

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Internationale Socialisten @socialismenu.bsky.social · Apr 16

Eind maart ging On Falling in première. De sociaal-realistische film is het krachtige debuut van de Portugese regisseur Laura Carreira en gaat over het leven van een Portugese arbeidsmigrant in Schotland.

Leven en werk in een distributiecentrum - socialisme.nu

Eind maart ging On Falling in première. De sociaal-realistische film is het krachtige debuut van de Portugese regisseur Laura Carreira en gaat over het Eind maart ging On Falling in première. De socia...

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Cut to the Take @cuttothetake.bsky.social · Mar 23

The movie you don't want to watch when you are trying to thrive in a foreign country. Unless you're into crying yourself to sleep, that is...

Yes, it is THAT good.

cuttothetake.com/on-falling-r...

@conicfilm.bsky.social @glasgowfilmfest.bsky.social #filmsky #moviesky #onfalling

On Falling. Review of the story you don’t want to watch on a bad...

On Falling is not a film you want to watch if you happen to be an immigrant trying to find your way in a new country. If you happen to be...

cuttothetake.com

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Public and Commercial Services Union @pcsunion.bsky.social · Mar 7

#PCS caught up with writer and director @lauracarreira.bsky.social about her award-winning film, #OnFalling, out in cinemas today. The film focuses on the life of Aurora, who works as a “picker” in an Amazon-style warehouse. www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

Photo shows Laura directing the film, surrounded by actors and film workers.

A still from the film showing the character Aurora in a dark warehouse with shelves stretching out on either side.

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Jorge Mourinha @rjmourinha.bsky.social · Apr 7

March 2025
# 59

ON FALLING
dir Laura Carreira, 2024

Touch sensitive.

#drama #Scotland #society #capitalism #worker #exploitation #immigration #loneliness #money

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Shifter.pt @shifter.pt · Apr 9

"'On Falling' mostra-nos a face dos novos emigrantes portugueses, num mundo cada vez mais dominado por gigantes tecnológicos."

A crítica da República de Pijamas ao mais recente filme da jovem realizadora Laura Carreira, para ler aqui:

shifter.pt/2025/04/on-f...

‘On Falling’ é um tributo aos emigrantes que o país mediático quer esquecer

“On Falling” acompanha a vida de Aurora, uma emigrante portuguesa na Escócia que trabalha como picker num armazém de distribuição. O filme de Laura Carreira e da produtora de Ken Loach (Sixteen…

shifter.pt

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Ken Loach & Sixteen Films @kenloach16films.bsky.social · Apr 14

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Ken Loach & Sixteen Films @kenloach16films.bsky.social · Apr 14

Tomorrow! Tuesday April 15th…

Might be your last chance to see ON FALLING in cinemas.

It will play for one night only in @picturehouses around the country.

Find your nearest screening here: conic.film/films/onfalling

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pats3103.bsky.social @pats3103.bsky.social · Apr 11

Thoroughly enjoyed it.
Watched in Dundee Contemporary Arts Cinema several weeks back👍

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Jack Thomas-O’Brien @jackthomasobrien.bsky.social · Apr 11

The feature film I produced...

ON FALLING will make its final appearance in cinemas around the country next week on Tuesday, April 15th.

Find a screening near you... here:

conic.film/films/onfall...

Conic — distributing incredible films — On Falling

conic.film

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Ken Loach & Sixteen Films @kenloach16films.bsky.social · Apr 8

Next Tuesday - 15th April - ON FALLING will screen at Picturehouses around the country for one day only.

Book tickets now:

www.conic.film/films/onfall...

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Ken Loach & Sixteen Films @kenloach16films.bsky.social · Apr 1

ON FALLING will only screen in London a few more times... the last time will be this Thursday at 1820 at The Genesis Cinema... grab a ticket here:

genesis.admit-one.co.uk/tickets/?per...

ON FALLING - official trailer

YouTube video by Conic

www.youtube.com

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Ken Loach & Sixteen Films @kenloach16films.bsky.social · Mar 29

Still screening in select cinemas across the UK… find your nearest screening here:

www.conic.film/films/onfall...

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BeardedGenius @beardedgenius.bsky.social · Mar 27

Amidst all these Studio Ghibli style AI creations doing the rounds at the moment, here's the great Hayao Miyazaki chastising AI creators to their faces. You can see how devastated they are with his reaction. And how devastated he is with what they're doing.

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Ken Loach & Sixteen Films @kenloach16films.bsky.social · Mar 27

On Falling contiunues to play every day at the Curzon Bloomsbury from Friday...

Find a screening near you here:

www.conic.film/films/onfall...

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The List @thelistuk.bsky.social · Feb 27

📽️ 'It was more insidious and more endemic than that. It’s not just one company that’s doing this. These dynamics of power between boss and employee exist in any job.'

Set in a vast warehouse, On Falling is the debut feature from Scotland-based Portuguese director Laura Carreira.

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Ken Loach & Sixteen Films @kenloach16films.bsky.social · Mar 24

novaramedia.com/2025/03/24/w...

Director Laura Carreira speaks to Juliet Jacques about the quiet despair of gig economy workers and what a fictional feature can do that a documentary cannot. W/ @novaramedia.com

Come find a screening here:

www.conic.film/films/onfall...

Warehouse Workers Are Too Tired to See a Way Out | Novara Media

Director Laura Carreira speaks to Juliet Jacques about the quiet despair of gig economy workers and what a fictional feature can do that a documentary cannot.

novaramedia.com

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