Lormen

Let my hands speak to you … How do people communicate who can neither hear nor speak nor see? Hieronymus Lorm (1821-1902) developed a system called Lormen. By way of touching, stroking, tapping and gripping one another’s hands, deaf-mutes are able to convey words and sentences. Lormen is a delicately filmed study of one married couple’s hand-son conversation, shot in black-and-white. We are allowed to experience their dialogue, and realize how intense a relationship can become, even when yelling at one another is not an option. (DOK.fest München)