‘The Therapy’
Exec Producer
A 54-year-old divorced Orthodox Jew, attends conversion therapy, to diminish his unwanted same-sex attractions, in order to marry to a woman. Ben, a social work student, sets out on a quest to discover the truth about conversion therapy.
I created and Executive Produced this Sundance funded feature documentary. It took seven years from conception to the film reaching cinema screens worldwide.
Accolades
Winner of a Sundance Production Grant
Winner of a DocAviv Jury award
Screened in 17 cities across the Netherlands.
North American premier at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Helped launch a campaign for the Israeli Ministry of Health to ban gay conversion therapy.
Screened in Poland in 9 cities.
Multiple screenings across America and Europe.
