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Tales from the Treatment Rooms

The Luis Ramirez Story
 

A film by punkvert: 63 minutes
This experimental documentary investigates the effect that the Texas state execution of innocent man Luis Ramirez had on people across the world in London. One of many people executed across the globe every year, Luis became the pen-pal of London mosaic artist Baroness von Reichardt and they corresponded for almost 6 years. Two days before Luis’ death by lethal injection, the Baroness went to Texas to visit Luis. She then vowed to make a mural in his honour, and over the next 8 month she and her partner, Mr. Spunky designed and installed a 22 x 6 ft mosaic on the back wall of their house in Chiswick, along with other members of the Treatment Rooms Collective.

 
 
       

On the 18th June 2006, the mosaic was unveiled to a local and friendly audience by the family of Luis Ramirez who flew over from the USA especially for this event. The making of the wall and its unveiling has been captured and made into a documentary film by artists Punkvert. Using not only standard film making techniques but also their unique audio-visual creative and performance talents they have turned the story into ‘Tales from the Treatment Rooms – The Luis Ramirez Story’. The 63 minute piece was first screened as a ‘first cut’ at a length of 69 minutes at the Portobello Film Festival and also at an Anti death Penalty night in Brixton Jamm on October 20th, the 1st anniversary of Luis’ execution.

The film was completed in February 2007.
  07960 014864 Emma Blackwood