Falling is Flying is a poignant psychological drama that follows Bianca, a talented tennis player grappling with the crushing weight of expectation. As she prepares for a high-stakes match, her mental focus begins to fracture under the haunting echoes of a hostile crowd and her own paralysing self-doubt. Moving beyond the boundaries of the court, the film explores an inner battle against deep-seated fears, redefining “winning” not as a score on a scoreboard, but as the journey toward self-discovery. “Falling is Flying” transforms the fall into a powerful metaphor for rebirth and self-discovery. Tennis, with its required balance of physical strength and mental resilience, becomes the perfect battlefield where the protagonist—and by extension, each of us—is called to prove that behind every defeat lies the opportunity for a new beginning.
LUME in co-production with OverClock, Opera Music, Imago VFX, M74 With the support of Città di Torino and Film Commission Torino Piemonte, Federtennis
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