CFD 26| Sound of Falling

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Sound of Falling / In die Sonne Schauen

LEM 20/04 > 22:00
NIC 18/04 > 14:00

149', 2025
Germany

Directed by
Mascha Schilinski

Screenplay
Mascha Schilinski
Louise Peter

Cinematography
Fabian Gamper

Editing
Evelyn Rack

Production Design
Cosima Vellenzer

Costume Design
Sabrina Krämer

Music
Michael Fiedler
Eike Hosenfeld

Sound Design
Billie Mind
Jurgen Schulz
Kai Tebbel
Claudio Demel
Sebastian Heyser

Cast
Hanna Heckt
Lea Drinda
Lena Urzendowsky
Laeni Geiseler
Susanne Wuest
Florian Geißelmann
Greta Krämer
Luzia Opperman
Konstantin Lindhorst

Producers
Maren Schmitt
Lucas Schmidt
Lasse Scharpen

Synopsis
Four girls, Alma, Erika, Angelika, and Lenka, each spend their youth on the same farm in northern Germany. As the home has been evolving for over a century, echoes of the past linger in its walls. Though separated by time, their lives begin to mirror each other.

Biography
Mascha Schilinski is a German film director and screenwriter from Berlin. She began her career as a casting director before moving into directing and screenwriting, working on short films and TV projects such as Cologne P.D.. She gained international recognition with her second feature film Sound of Falling (In die Sonne schauen), which premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival and won significant awards, earning nominations for the European Film Awards for Best Director and Best Screenwriter.

Awards

• Jury Prize, Cannes Film Festival, France, 2025
• Golden Athena Award, Athens International Film Festival, Greece, 2025
• Silver Hugo for Best Director & Best Sound, Chicago International Film Festival, USA, 2025
• Silver Frog, Camerimage, Poland, 2025
• Best Director Award, Stockholm International Film Festival, Sweden, 2025

Filmography
2025 Sound of Falling / In die Sonne schauen
2017 Dark Blue Girl / Die Tochter
2015 Die Katze (s.f.)