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==Release==
==Release==
The film had its world premiere at the [[Tribeca Film Festival]] on June 16, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tribecafilm.com/news/announcing-the-feature-film-lineup-for-tribeca-2021|title=Announcing The Feature Film Lineup For Tribeca 2021|website=[[Tribeca Film Festival]]|date=April 20, 2021|access-date=May 18, 2021}}</ref> Prior to, [[Netflix]] acquired distribution rights to the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/pray-away-netflix-picks-up-ryan-murphy-blumhouse-documentary-ahead-of-tribeca-film-festival-1234754679/|title=‘Pray Away’: Netflix Picks Up Ryan Murphy & Blumhouse Documentary Ahead Of Tribeca Film Festival|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=May 12, 2021|access-date=May 18, 2021}}</ref> It will also screen at [[AFI Docs]] on June 24, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/festivals/afi-docs-festival-anthony-bourdain-1234981741/|title=AFI Docs Festival Slate Includes ‘Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain’|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Pat|last=Saperstein|date=May 26, 2021|access-date=May 26, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.afi.com/2021/feature-films-2021/pray-away|title=Pray Away|website=[[AFI Docs]]|access-date=June 20, 2021}}</ref> It was previously set to screen at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2020, and the [[Telluride Film Festival]] prior to their cancellations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/03/tribeca-sets-feature-lineup-1202873177/|title=Tribeca Sets Feature Lineup Of Films For 2020 Fest|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Jill|last=Goldsmith|date=March 3, 2020|access-date=May 18, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tribeca-film-festival-postponed-due-coronavirus-1283051|title=Tribeca Film Festival Postponed Amid Coronavirus Fears|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first1=Tribly|last1=Beresford|first2=Hilary|last2=Lewis|date=March 12, 2020|access-date=May 18, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/inside-2020-telluride-film-festival-would-have-been-1305547|title=Inside the Telluride Film Festival That Would Have Been|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Rebecca|last=Keegan|date=August 3, 2020|access-date=May 18, 2021}}</ref>
The film had its world premiere at the [[Tribeca Film Festival]] on June 16, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tribecafilm.com/news/announcing-the-feature-film-lineup-for-tribeca-2021|title=Announcing The Feature Film Lineup For Tribeca 2021|website=[[Tribeca Film Festival]]|date=April 20, 2021|access-date=May 18, 2021}}</ref> Prior to, [[Netflix]] acquired distribution rights to the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/pray-away-netflix-picks-up-ryan-murphy-blumhouse-documentary-ahead-of-tribeca-film-festival-1234754679/|title=‘Pray Away’: Netflix Picks Up Ryan Murphy & Blumhouse Documentary Ahead Of Tribeca Film Festival|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=May 12, 2021|access-date=May 18, 2021}}</ref> It also screened at [[AFI Docs]] on June 24, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/festivals/afi-docs-festival-anthony-bourdain-1234981741/|title=AFI Docs Festival Slate Includes ‘Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain’|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Pat|last=Saperstein|date=May 26, 2021|access-date=May 26, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.afi.com/2021/feature-films-2021/pray-away|title=Pray Away|website=[[AFI Docs]]|access-date=June 20, 2021}}</ref> It was previously set to screen at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2020, and the [[Telluride Film Festival]] prior to their cancellations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/03/tribeca-sets-feature-lineup-1202873177/|title=Tribeca Sets Feature Lineup Of Films For 2020 Fest|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Jill|last=Goldsmith|date=March 3, 2020|access-date=May 18, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tribeca-film-festival-postponed-due-coronavirus-1283051|title=Tribeca Film Festival Postponed Amid Coronavirus Fears|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first1=Tribly|last1=Beresford|first2=Hilary|last2=Lewis|date=March 12, 2020|access-date=May 18, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/inside-2020-telluride-film-festival-would-have-been-1305547|title=Inside the Telluride Film Festival That Would Have Been|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Rebecca|last=Keegan|date=August 3, 2020|access-date=May 18, 2021}}</ref>


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==

Revision as of 21:39, 24 June 2021

Pray Away
Directed byKristine Stolakis
Produced by
  • Kristine Stolakis
  • Anya Rous
  • Jessica Devaney
CinematographyMelissa Langer
Edited byCarla Gutierrez
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • June 16, 2021 (2021-06-16) (Tribeca)
Running time
101 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Pray Away is a 2021 American documentary film, produced and directed by Kristine Stolakis. It follows survivors of conversion therapy, and former leaders. Jason Blum and Ryan Murphy serve as executive producers.

It had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 16, 2021.

Plot

The film follows survivors and former leaders of conversion therapy, as some leaders grapple with their actions against others, while others come out.

Release

The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 16, 2021.[2] Prior to, Netflix acquired distribution rights to the film.[3] It also screened at AFI Docs on June 24, 2021.[4][5] It was previously set to screen at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2020, and the Telluride Film Festival prior to their cancellations.[6][7][8]

Critical reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Pray Away holds an approval rating of 100% based on 8 reviews, with an average rating of 9.30/10.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Pray Away". Tribeca Film Festival. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Announcing The Feature Film Lineup For Tribeca 2021". Tribeca Film Festival. April 20, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  3. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 12, 2021). "'Pray Away': Netflix Picks Up Ryan Murphy & Blumhouse Documentary Ahead Of Tribeca Film Festival". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  4. ^ Saperstein, Pat (May 26, 2021). "AFI Docs Festival Slate Includes 'Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain'". Variety. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  5. ^ "Pray Away". AFI Docs. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  6. ^ Goldsmith, Jill (March 3, 2020). "Tribeca Sets Feature Lineup Of Films For 2020 Fest". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  7. ^ Beresford, Tribly; Lewis, Hilary (March 12, 2020). "Tribeca Film Festival Postponed Amid Coronavirus Fears". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  8. ^ Keegan, Rebecca (August 3, 2020). "Inside the Telluride Film Festival That Would Have Been". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  9. ^ "Pray Away (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 18, 2021.