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First Lap Crash

"Between observation and staging, Amina's life with ME/CFS is revealed."

de 73m
Documentary
21-year-old Amina lives with the chronic illness ME/CFS. Her brother Liam accompanies her through everyday life with his camera. Amina shares her feelings, thoughts and resilience with us. In an interplay of documentary observation and artistic staging, the siblings find ways to make both the invisible illness and their way of coping with it visible.

Director of Photography

Samuel Röösli

Director of Photography

Liam Erlach

Editor

Riccarda Schwarz

Director

Liam Erlach

Production Design

India Demirci

Producer

Elisabeth Agethen

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Status

Released

Countries

  • Switzerland

Companies

  • Zürcher Hochschule der Künste ZHdK Departement Darstellende Künste und Film