First Lap Crash
Switzerland, March 2026
FILM,
Documentary,
73 min.
- directed by
- Liam Erlach
- Written by
- Liam Erlach, Amina Erlach
- Status
- In distribution
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.
credits
- World Premiere
- March 2026
- Original Version
- Swiss-German (english subtitles), colour, DCP, 73 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0007-AF76-0000-5-0000-0000-M
- Production
- Zürcher Hochschule der Künste ZHdK - Departement Darstellende Künste und Film
- Producer
- Elisabeth Agethen, Liam Erlach
- directed by
- Liam Erlach
- Written by
- Liam Erlach, Amina Erlach
- Cinematography
- Samuel Röösli
- Editing
- Riccarda Schwarz
- Location Sound Mix
- Frédéric Kämpfer
- Sound Design
- Felix Scherrer, Annaka Minsch
- Re-Recording Mix
- Martin Scheuter
- Music
- Tobias Preisig
- 3D Animation
- Philipp Kneller
- Compositing
- Mischa Decurtins
- Production Design
- India Demirci
- Lighting Design
- Pascal Kohler
World Sales / World Rights
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Nyon, 57. Visions du Réel - Festival international de cinéma Nyon
17.04.2026 - 26.04.2026