G6 Pictures

29/04/2026

SIRĀT capsule review. When they tell you “this is a film which must be watched in the theater,” believe them. I will forever regret that the first time I saw SIRĀT was on my television, but I turned the speakers up, as loud as I could stand, to receive the life affirming pulse that is this film. Amidst the red cliffs and dry desert expanses of Morocco, dir Oliver Laxe introduces us to ravers at the end of the world, “caught in a trance, no turning back”. We will recognize, over this tumultuous narrative, why their feet pound the sand with purpose and release. A resonant act for those who also need a dance floor, and fellow bodies in motion around them, to feel at peace in a western world that intends to divide, control, and dismantle human connection. This is Mad Max with kindness at the center. The landscapes echo in films from the 70s that shaped cinema’s existential offerings. But here, most of these characters are not searching for their purpose. Instead, they face life with a knowing, a solace that derives through connected calmness amidst the impossible.

28/04/2026

28/04/2026

Experiments in Cinema is an extraordinary festival of curated experimental films from around the world. While the festival runs irl in New Mexico, it also lives online April 28-May 10. Watch and enjoy convos with makers following each Block. I hosted Experiment 3 and we got into a lovely dialogue around creative process / how we each engage creativity through other art forms, ways of being present, and crafts. Link to stream in bio 👆📽️📺

10/11/2025

Join us for a free online screening event with Point of Pride, this Friday Nov 14th at 3pm PT / 6pm ET. Register at the link in comments.

Point of Pride generously appears in Connection | Isolation as we revisit a wellness event they held for trans / GNC folks at the start of the pandemic shutdown in the US - March 2020.

Their week of programming includes so many valuable discussions and activities. Hope to see you there.

28/10/2025

Connection | Isolation is streaming! Our documentary on trans lives in Covid is now available on Kanopy - free for all with the streamer through their public library - and for sale to universities, colleges, and organizations through New Day Films.

We edited the film as a 7 part series, an 85 min version, and a 67 min version to offer educators options. Consider what your students might like and what you can use in the classroom.

10/07/2025

PORTLAND! We are thrilled to be part of the show 5 Years In: A Pandemic Pop-Up. Connection | Isolation will screen (with headphones and captions) in the space, alongside works by 40 other artists.

Opening night - July 25th and closes July 31. Art Design Xchange (ADX) 417 SE 11th Ave. Come masked, bring friends, spread the word.

Opening event for a local art pop-up

01/07/2025

Curious if you can see our trailer on You Tube? Always suspicious of shadow-banning, etc. And wondering why this won't show up in a search... LMK if you can stream this with a like! Thanks -G.

A documentary witnessing trans lives in the Covid pandemic. Directed and Produced by G. Chesler

24/06/2025

CONNECTION | ISOLATION screens in Portland Monday June 30 at the fabulous mini-plex in the back of a video store - through Movie Madness University. offers courses on all subjects and films. In this course, G. will talk about making Connection with and for trans people. Including the ethics of working as q***r artists with consent-based documentary practices at the center. Get your ticket in the bio ☝️ Some seats still available! Reach out if you are interested but prohibited in any way. Screens with Open Captions.

11/06/2025

This Sunday! Catch a free screening of CONNECTION | ISOLATION in Portland at NW Doc through No Worries Film Festival. Masks required / film screens with open captions as part of a mini festival. Shorts begin at 5:30 and our feature follows. Link to event in comments.

NW Doc is in the lower level of the Sunnyside Community Center at 3520 SE Yamhill St. Look for the steps down to a yellow door in your left *before* the main entrance to the building 📽️

As you may have heard, we won the Grand Jury Prize at Divine Q***r in Torino Italy. So you need to see the *international sensation* that is our film 😜🏳️‍⚧️😷💜 Happy pride y’all. Let’s keep each other safe and loved.

25/05/2025

Connection | Isolation has been awarded the Grand Jury Prize from 🥹💜😷🏳️‍⚧️ This is tremendously moving… our European premiere. I came to Torino wondering if our film would connect with q***r Italians who suffered so much in this pandemic. The jury offered the following statement (below). I also want to celebrate the other filmmakers who won awards including Planet 10 on an LGBTQ refuge in Austria serving Austrians from Africa. And awarded a special Jury Prize. Here’s to all who are divinely q***r (like Torino’s q***r community itself) 🏳️‍⚧️📽️😷 [translated] GRAND JURY PRIZE to Connection / Isolation for having told us about the transversality and intersectionality of the struggles, bringing to light emergencies that concern us closely (trans homophobia, racism, discrimination against neuro-divergent people and non-conforming bodies) and for offering a universal view on the necessary organized or spontaneous connection, being there and knowing how to create “community”.
*Not least, for having presented us with a reality that, in other countries in the world, is suffering because of wicked policies, and reminds us that even in our home not everything is fine and that we must continue to fight.* Grazie Torino