A conversion therapist's crisis of faith hits harder than any sermon ever could.
Gabriel Blake is a middle-aged instructor at a youth conversion therapy program for young gay men in small-town Florida. On the cusp of coming to terms with his own sexuality, he is forced to confront the hypocrisy of his own beliefs and the harm that he has caused others just like himself. In weighing the current understanding against his heart, Gabriel must decide whether to continue living a lie, or to embrace his true self so that others around him can finally do the same.
Acting
Burke Brown's trembling restraint speaks volumes without speeches.
Direction
Lombardi turns Florida humidity into spiritual suffocation.
Director
Justin Lombardi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in actual Central Florida locations where conversion therapy camps still operate legally, blurring documentary and fiction boundaries.
The director's own father was a Pentecostal minister; the prayer scenes use verbatim liturgy from his childhood.
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