Mascha Schilinski's new film, "Sound of Falling," premiered at the 78th Cannes Film Festival in May 2025, exploring the lives of four generations of women on a farmstead in northern Germany. The film delves into historical cruelties and patriarchal violence experienced by women throughout the 20th century.
Schilinski employs a non-linear narrative, revealing enigmas and ambiguities in each generation's encounters with desire, abuse, and mortality. The film's visuals, shot in a confined Academy ratio, evoke faded family photos, enhancing the sense of memory and history. The intertwined stories span approximately a century, beginning with a family preparing for World War I.
"Sound of Falling" is Schilinski's second feature, following her 2017 debut, "Dark Blue Girl". The film is slated for release in Germany in September 2025 and is expected to draw interest from arthouse distributors and streaming platforms.