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Connection | Isolation

2024 · 85 min

An intimate, quietly moving patchwork of voices reflecting on bodies, community and confinement, tender and reflective rather than dramatic.

Directed by
G. Chesler
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Mickaela Lluvia Bradford, JD Davids, Bakpak Durden
Tagline
Witnessing trans lives in COVID-19
Overview
Connection | Isolation presents eight intimate portraits of trans and post-gender individuals navigating the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Amidst moments of connection and isolation, these participants reveal a deepening awareness of gender, their bodies, and trans community. Created by an all trans and queer crew, this hybrid documentary film interlaces portraits with reenactments, integrating archival material documenting what so many experienced and many still do.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
G. Chesler
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Mickaela Lluvia Bradford, JD Davids, Bakpak Durden
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • isolation
  • trauma
  • healing
  • family
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror1
Humour2
Realism9
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
G. Chesler
Starring
Mickaela Lluvia Bradford, JD Davids, Bakpak Durden, Dan Kingsley, Kirin Queer Wave, Gabriel San Emeterio, Dani Taylor, Cole Wolf
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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