Sound Recordist
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.
Associate Producer
Virtuoso Afro-Cuban-born brothers—violinist Ilmar and pianist Aldo—live on opposite sides of a geopolitical chasm a half-century wide. Tracking their parallel lives in New York and Havana, their poignant reunion, and their momentous first performances together, Los Hermanos/The Brothers suggests what is possible when walls come down, and borders are crossed. A nuanced, intensely moving view of nations long estranged, through the lens of music and family. Featuring an electrifying, genre-bending score composed by Cuban Aldo López-Gavilán, performed with his American brother, Ilmar, with a guest appearance by violin maestro Joshua Bell and the Harlem Quartet.
Editor
Sthefany Galante is a Mexican trans woman who migrated to the US due to gender discrimination. After being away from home for six years, Sthefany prepares to confront her parents
Producer
Sthefany Galante is a Mexican trans woman who migrated to the US due to gender discrimination. After being away from home for six years, Sthefany prepares to confront her parents
Maestra
A boy sees a toucan for sale in a shop window. The image of the caged
bird torments him in his dreams and pursues him to the bars of his own
world. Soon, he feels a need to free the bird by trying to free himself;
however, he comes to realize that the animal has lost its wild nature.
