On the podcast, host Alex Heeney discusses why Sound of Falling is one of the best films of 2025 and interviews writer-director Mascha Schilinski about the image of falling, the film’s sound design, and more.
Sound of Falling, the second feature by German writer-director Mascha Schilinski, follows women across four generations of the same farming family. Gothic and ambitious, it explores memory, intergenerational trauma, and what it’s like to live inside a woman’s body — while still showing moments of joy and connection. Through its form, the film offers the audience a catharsis that the characters don’t have access to.
So on today’s episode, host Alex Heeney digs into why the film won her over…and then talks to Schilinski about developing the film’s
Schilinski talks about how the film blurs memory and imagination, the titular image of falling, the sound design, and more.
Sound of Falling is now screening exclusively at TIFF Lightbox and will release in theatres wide across Canada and the US on January 30.
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