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On-Air Film Review: Creating Empathy! Review of ‘Pray Away’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 9, 2021 - 12:37pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on August 5th, 2021, reviewing the new Kristine Stolakis documentary “Pray Away,” now streaming on Netflix..
Via Zoom: Kristine Stolakis on Her New Film ‘Pray Away’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 1, 2021 - 7:47amCHICAGO – One of the crueler uses of psychology or religion is as a “cure” for gay or transgender or even fluid orientations to “become” heterosexual. Although this conversion therapy should never exist, the new doc “Pray Away” has filmmaker Kristine Stolakis providing the background and continued use of the therapies. The film premieres August 3rd, 2021, on Netflix.
Pride Podtalk: Illinois Legislators of Anti-Conversion Therapy Laws
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 22, 2021 - 12:01pmCHICAGO – At the recent Doc 10 screening of “Pray Away,” a new documentary by Kristine Stolakis, Illinois State Representative Kelly Cassidy and Evanston (Illinois) Mayor Daniel Biss made introductory remarks regarding their role in establishing laws against “Conversion Therapy” … the industry that promises to “cure” gay or trans orientation.
Film Review: ‘Boy Erased’ Thrives On Empathy, Lacks Overall Conviction
Submitted by JonHC on November 13, 2018 - 2:56pmCHICAGO – America is facing a confusing time of crisis, again. There are giant groups of people who are ready to hate other people for biological traits that can’t—and don’t need to—be changed, like skin color, sexual orientation, and race. “Boy Erased” adds to the national dialogue by showing the devastating effects this type of mentality can have inside our own families, and how to prevent it.
