Faxen

The video follows a special form of communication. The prison in Gelsenkirchen (Germany) has an unusual architecture: The men‘s and the women‘s sections are positioned vis-à-vis, divided by a sports field. This situation allows the so-called “faxing”: By writing letters in the air, whole conversations are held, mostly between dialog partners who have never met each other face to face – an existential means of communication, whether it‘s to kill some time or to dream of a shared future.

  • Duration: 8 Min.
  • Countries: Germany
  • Languages: German
  • Subtitles: English
  • Production year: 2018

  • Director: Lisa Domin
  • Production: Lisa Domin
  • Sound: Lisa Domin
  • Nominated: Goldener Key