Laura Carreira

Directing

Laura Carreira

Known for

Directing

Credits

6 titles

Laura Carreira was born in Porto in 1994. Her first short film, Red Hill (2019), won the New Visions Award at the Edinburgh Festival and was nominated for a BAFTA. Her second, The Shift (2020), premiered in the Orizzonti section of the Venice Film Festival, and won the New Talent Award at IndieLisboa. On Falling is her first feature film.

Known for

Behind the camera

Red Hill poster
NR

As his retirement approaches, Jim searches for new meaning in his life. Red Hill examines Scotland’s industrial past and its connection to a man’s sense of purpose.

Red Hill

2018

Red Hill poster
NR

As his retirement approaches, Jim searches for new meaning in his life. Red Hill examines Scotland’s industrial past and its connection to a man’s sense of purpose.

Red Hill

2018

On Falling poster
7.0

Aurora, a Portuguese migrant, works as an order picker in a warehouse in Edinburgh, Scotland. Caught between the walls of a huge distribution centre and the solitude of her own room, Aurora tries to seize every opportunity to resist the alienation and isolation that threaten her identity.

On Falling

2025

On Falling poster
7.0

Aurora, a Portuguese migrant, works as an order picker in a warehouse in Edinburgh, Scotland. Caught between the walls of a huge distribution centre and the solitude of her own room, Aurora tries to seize every opportunity to resist the alienation and isolation that threaten her identity.

On Falling

2025

The Shift poster
5.0

Anna, an agency worker, takes her dog for a morning walk before doing her shopping. Searching through the discounted items, Anna wanders through the supermarket trying to find the most affordable necessities. As her groceries edge towards the checkout, her agency calls; she has lost her shift. What will she do? The Shift aims to capture the vulnerable condition of a temporary worker and to reveal the immediate consequences of the dangerously short and ever-present distance separating employment and poverty, security and tumult.

The Shift

2020

The Shift poster
5.0

Anna, an agency worker, takes her dog for a morning walk before doing her shopping. Searching through the discounted items, Anna wanders through the supermarket trying to find the most affordable necessities. As her groceries edge towards the checkout, her agency calls; she has lost her shift. What will she do? The Shift aims to capture the vulnerable condition of a temporary worker and to reveal the immediate consequences of the dangerously short and ever-present distance separating employment and poverty, security and tumult.

The Shift

2020