@jackthomasobrien.bsky.social
Film producing at Ken Loach’s Sixteen Films 🐑💨
'On Falling' won the European Discovery Award - Prix FIPRESCI at the European Film Awards 😱❤️ Thank you!
We wanted this film to speak to the relentless and dehumanising expansion of neoliberalism, while also reminding us that human nature will continue to resist. Long live European Cinema!
Poster for On Falling (2024), directed by Laura Carreira
This is not exactly a Christmas movie, but its depiction of a woman struggling to survive in a dehumanised worplace in the service of rampant consumerism, set against the kindness and decency of the people she encounters in the outside world, holds out some hope of redemption. Highly recommended.
21.12.2025 23:26 — 👍 23 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 2
“It was important to show the work that is being done which isn’t being noticed. I think that happens a lot in terms of the contributions of migrants to the UK.”—Laura Carreira on her excellent Edinburgh-set debut feature, On Falling www.bfi.org.uk/interviews/l...
22.12.2025 14:51 — 👍 9 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
It’s a Wrap: 2025 in Film
https://www.inbella.com/1450618/its-a-wrap-2025-in-film/
Emily Maskell Five personal favourite films of 2025 Sentimental Value (Joachim Trier) Sorry, Baby (Eva Victor) April (Dea Kulumbegashvili) Flow (Gints Zilbalodis) On Falling (Laura Carreira) Cinematographer of …
💬 Laura Carreira, réalisatrice de «On Falling» : «Je voulais parler de la pénurie d’argent, de temps, mais aussi d’occasions de nouer des relations»
🎬 La cinéaste évoque ses recherches sur le travail des magasiniers pour les géants de la distribution type Amazon :
En salles : "On Falling" de la Portugaise Laura Carreira, un drame social aussi poignant qu'incisif, qui constitue l'une des meilleures découvertes de l'année. Critique + bande annonce lepolyester.com/critique-on-...
29.10.2025 09:45 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
🎬 Le premier film de Laura Carreira saisit l’anéantissement des rapports humains au travail à travers son héroïne, employée d’entrepôt pour un géant de la vente en ligne qui s’efforce de rester debout. Un portrait subtil de l’exploitation contemporaine.
Notre critique de «On Falling» 👇
We’re absolutely thrilled to share that On Falling, directed by Laura Carreira, has been shortlisted for the 38th European Film Awards! 💫
Huge thanks to the European Film Academy for this recognition, and to everyone who helped bring this film to life — our incredible team, cast, and supporters.
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
#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
Congratulations to director Laura Carreira, who last year won best director at @sansebastianfestival.com
05.09.2025 12:24 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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
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...
21.04.2025 12:30 — 👍 41 🔁 12 💬 0 📌 0
ON FALLING is now available to buy on AppleTV and Prime Video.
Visit conic.film/onfalling for more 🎞️
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
Escrevi sobre "On Falling", de Laura Carreira, brilhante e importante filme em exibição nas salas de cinema. Para o À pala de Walsh.
11.04.2025 18:19 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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.
16.04.2025 06:22 — 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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
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.
#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/...
07.03.2025 11:31 — 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
March 2025
# 59
ON FALLING
dir Laura Carreira, 2024
Touch sensitive.
#drama #Scotland #society #capitalism #worker #exploitation #immigration #loneliness #money
"'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...
14.04.2025 08:21 — 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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
Thoroughly enjoyed it.
Watched in Dundee Contemporary Arts Cinema several weeks back👍
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...
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...
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...
Still screening in select cinemas across the UK… find your nearest screening here:
www.conic.film/films/onfall...
