Experiencing Interruptions?

Ghostmarkets

In 2019, in the wake of the prohibition of all transactions in the prison space, Jules Ramage incarcerated co-workers engaged in the creation of a monetary production economy inside the walls. The debates conducted on this occasion testify to the prior existence of an invisible economic system, based on the exchange of services, debts of honor, and the performance of masculinity.

This work can be shown as an installed movie or in theaters.

In co-creation with : John Dow, Ben, Christophe, Brahli, Sparafucile, Youssef Rhnima, Philippe T., Ilich, detained in Poissy prison

  • Jules Ramage
    Director
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Ghostmarkets
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Other
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 49 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 29, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    8,400 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    France
  • Country of Filming:
    France
  • Language:
    French
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • No distributor/agent
Director Biography - Jules Ramage

Jules Ramage (1987, France) is an intersex visual artist and researcher. Associated with the CERILAC laboratory at the University of Paris, he is also a member of the Cité du Genre, interdisciplinary research institute in gender studies. He explores the complex relationships of power at play in disciplinary and institutional structures. Since 2013, he has conducted in-depth fieldwork in the prison space, where he implements collaborative protocols with inmates. Their work has been exhibited in France, the United States, Argentina, England, Spain, and Germany.

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Director Statement

As I was recording the discussions of my work group, I came to realize the complex position I assumed inside the prison walls. The SD card verification protocol turned my camcorder into a surveillance tool, questioning my links to the carceral institution : during the work sessions are discussed clandestine economies and power hierarchies inside the walls, endangering my incarcerated partners. Based on the archives of this collective experience, the film is thus marked by the extraction of the voices of my detained collaborators, focusing on the material transformation and gain in symbolic value.