I Am Michael (2015)

Directed by

Justin Kelly

Genre

drama film, biographical film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 38m

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 218 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Michael Glatze is a gay activist who later abandons his identity as a gay man and becomes a Christian pastor. The film follows his personal transformation and the reactions of those around him.

intimateintrospectiveslow-pacedseriousemotionalcontroversialcharacter-driven

What happens

I Am Michael is a 2015 American biographical drama film written and directed by Justin Kelly. Based on the journalist Benoit Denizet-Lewis' New York Times Magazine article "My Ex-Gay Friend", the film stars James Franco, Zachary Quinto, Emma Roberts, and Charlie Carver. Franco plays Michael Glatze, a gay activist who renounces homosexuality and becomes a Christian pastor. Filming ran in New York City from August 11 to August 30, 2014. The film was released in a limited release and through video on demand on January 27, 2017, by Brainstorm Media. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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