BLOCK B | SATURDAY 9:30 | SHORT 10 min |

In the early sixties, a sexually conflicted teenager finds faith and acceptance after escaping the tortures of electrotherapeutic conversion therapy.

The events that inspired this story are based partly on historical occurrences and partly on the experiences of the producer and director. In the mid 70's, 13 subjects willingly enrolled themselves in a study of "electric aversion therapy" conducted by a BYU graduate student. Between 1971-1989, gay soldiers in the South African Defense Forces underwent chemical castration and medical torture (including the use of electric shocks) to "cure" them of their homosexuality under a program called The Aversion Project. Shock machines were available for in-home use during the mid 20th century, until the APA declassified homosexuality as a mental illness.

• Benjamin Howard

  Director

  Disconnect, Sleep on It

• James Hall

  Writer

• Ricardo Osuna

  Producer

• Rudy Pankow

  Key Cast

• Mike Burnell

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• Court Rutter

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• Krystina Montemurro

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