Description
In The Sunday Sessions, a religious young man s identity is called into question when he visits a conversion therapist. Conversion therapy is the controversial process that aims to convert an individual's sexual orientation from homosexual to heterosexual. Although it has been discredited by all major medical, psychological, and professional counseling organizations, some therapists still offer conversion therapy for reasons almost exclusively rooted in a conservative religious belief system.
Like a real-life Boy Erased, The Sunday Sessions offers an intimate portrait of a deeply conflicted young man named Nathan, who is struggling to reconcile his religious conviction and sexual identity. In this observational documentary, the filmmakers are given unfettered access as Nathan willingly attends clandestine therapy sessions, family sessions, and weekend camps with an alluring therapist. The result is a sensitively crafted emotional and psychological thriller, which chronicles two years of his journey from acceptance to skepticism, all leading to a profound epiphany.