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.
Directed byKristine Stolakis
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Language
- EN
- Released
- June 16, 2021
Watch the
Trailers & teasers
Featuring
Cast & crew
Julie Rodgers
Self
Randy Thomas
Self
Yvette Cantu Schneider
Self
John Paulk
Self
Jeffrey McCall
Self
Alan Chambers
Self
- Directed by
- Kristine Stolakis
- Produced by
- Jess Devaney
Anya Rous
Keep watching
More like this
5.6Lessons for Zafirah
2011 · Film
3.7Richard Fontaine's Days of Greek Gods
1988 · Film
4.5Montgomery Clift
1983 · Film
7.2Dominguinhos
2014 · Film
6.8Blindsight
2006 · Film
6.7Plains: Testimony of an Ethnocide
1971 · Film
5.6The Domino Effect
2014 · Film
6.8The Yes Men
2003 · Film
3.9I'm Not the Girl Who Misses Much
1986 · Film
5.9I'm a Porn Star
2013 · Film
7.4She's Beautiful When She's Angry
2014 · Film
detours while speaking of monsters
2024 · Film
I Don’t Want to Be Just a Memory
2024 · Film
10.0Wintopia
2019 · Film
4.0Auntie
2014 · Film
6.9Mountain
2017 · Film
3.0Lady Like
2024 · Film
Picked for you
Recommended movies
7.8Disclosure
2020 · Film
7.2All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
2022 · Film
6.1Orgasm Inc: The Story of OneTaste
2022 · Film
7.3The Celluloid Closet
1996 · Film
7.0Welcome to Chechnya
2020 · Film
6.2Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story
2025 · Film
7.3The Pervert's Guide to Ideology
2012 · Film
6.6Whitney: Can I Be Me
2017 · Film
6.9Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
2008 · Film
7.0Come See Me in the Good Light
2025 · Film
6.7Gilbert
2017 · Film
6.4Overnight
2003 · Film
7.7Citizenfour
2014 · Film
6.9Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures
2016 · Film
7.2Tig
2015 · Film
6.6The Kid Stays in the Picture
2002 · Film
7.5I Am Vanessa Guillen
2022 · Film
7.813th
2016 · Film
7.9A Decade Under the Influence
2003 · Film
6.7Time
2020 · Film