About

An immortal woman grows weary of humanity and its inevitable chaos. A permanent outsider, she lives at the edge of time, cherishing only one thing: her ledgers — irreplaceable diaries spanning centuries. One day, a message from a stranger offers her greatest desire: mortality. She must seek the counsel of The Elders, a group of older immortals, and find The Wise Ones — a mysterious trio capable of ushering in her transformation. Confronting an unresolved past, can she bring herself to give up the future?

Night Fall is a modern silent film, blending the highly stylised aesthetic of early German Expressionism with the dreamlike experimentation of Deren, Lynch, and Tarr. Through a non-linear lens, it explores mortality, longing, and alienation. Dream and reality intertwine, the narrative bends to breaking point; scenes are punctuated with abstract vignettes — symbols of life, death, fear, and longing.

Night Fall was shot entirely on 16mm black and white Kodak Tri-X, eschewing dialogue, live sound, and colour to speak a universal language of image and melody. A specially commissioned score by composer Yaiza Varona delivers a soundscape of growing unease and dissonance. Musical motifs echo the film’s haunting repetitions and the cyclical nature of time itself. The score is the voice of the film, the beating heart of the immortal woman’s psyche.

Night Fall is a North London Films production. Find out more here.

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