Pray Away (2021)
101 min
In the 1970s, five men struggling with being gay in their Evangelical church started a bible study to help each other leave the "homosexual lifestyle." They quickly received over 25,000 letters from people asking for help and formalized as Exodus International, the largest and most controversial conversion therapy organization in the world. But leaders struggled with a secret: their own “same-sex attractions” never went away. After years as Christian superstars in the religious right, many of these men and women have come out as LGBTQ, disavowing the very movement they helped start. Focusing on the dramatic journeys of former conversion therapy leaders, current members, and a survivor, PRAY AWAY chronicles the “ex gay" movement’s rise to power, persistent influence, and the profound harm it causes.
- Release date
- June 16, 2021
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Yvette Cantu Schneider as Self
- Michael Bussee as Self - Co-Founder, Exodus
- John Paulk as Self - Former Board President, Exodus
- Julie Rodgers as Self
- Jeffrey McCall as Self
- Randy Thomas as Self - Former Vice President, Exodus
- Alan Chambers as Self - Former President, Exodus
Crew
- George W. Bush · Archive footage
- Ricky Chelette · Archive footage
- James Dobson · Archive footage
- Kristine Stolakis · Director
- Jess Devaney · Producer
- Anya Rous · Producer
- Kristine Stolakis · Producer
- Laura Karpman · Composer
- Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum · Composer
- Melissa Langer · Cinematographer
- Carla Gutierrez · Editor