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.
Directing | Kristine Stolakis | Director |
Sound | Laura Karpman | Original Music Composer |
Production | Jessica Devaney | Producer |
Editing | Carla Gutierrez | Editor |
Production | Myles Markham | Consulting Producer |
Production | Johnny Symons | Executive Producer |
Production | Leslie Berriman | Executive Producer |
Production | Geralyn White Dreyfous | Co-Executive Producer |
Production | Kristine Stolakis | Producer |
Camera | Melissa Langer | Director of Photography |
Production | David Lee | Co-Executive Producer |
Production | Amanda Spain | Executive Producer |
Production | Anya Rous | Producer |
Production | Jeremy Gold | Executive Producer |
Production | Patty Quillin | Executive Producer |
Production | Regina K. Scully | Executive Producer |
Production | Lisa Valencia-Svensson | Co-Producer |
Production | Colleen Cassingham | Associate Producer |
Production | Jenn Lee Smith | Co-Executive Producer |
Production | Katy Drake Bettner | Executive Producer |
Production | Nion McEvoy | Executive Producer |
Production | Paulette Marte | Associate Producer |
Production | Mary Lisio | Executive Producer |
Production | Jim Butterworth | Executive Producer |
Production | Julie Parker Benello | Executive Producer |
Production | Marci Wiseman | Executive Producer |
Production | Daniel J. Chalfen | Executive Producer |
Production | Janet Tittiger | Co-Executive Producer |
Sound | Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum | Original Music Composer |
Sound | Bob Edwards | Supervising Sound Editor |
Sound | Bob Edwards | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Sound | Ramsey Mellette | Sound Recordist |
Sound | Preston Moreau | Sound Recordist |
Sound | Alyssa Nevarez | Sound Effects Editor |
Sound | Eréndira Olivera Benítez | Sound Recordist |
Sound | Kristine Stolakis | Sound Recordist |
Sound | Pamela Xing | Sound Recordist |
Sound | Lauren Knapp | Sound Recordist |
Production | Ryan A. White | Associate Producer |
Production | Jason Blum | Executive Producer |
Production | Ryan Murphy | Executive Producer |