I AM MICHAEL
STARRING JAMES FRANCO (127 HOURS, THIS IS THE END, SPIDERMAN), ZACHARY QUINTO (STAR TREK, MARGIN CALL, HEROES), EMMA ROBERTS (AMERICAN HORROR STORY, SCREAM QUEENS), CHARLIE CARVER (THE LEFTOVERS, TEEN WOLF)

"An unusually nuanced James Franco carries this complex portrait of a man who came out and fought to encourage other LGBT youth before converting to conservative Christianity"

"Justin Kelly's first feature offers an evenhanded portrait of its controversial subject, but it doesn't make his decisions easy to take."
- IndieWIRE

"Franco's latest film, I Am Michael, is easily the most thought-provoking work he has done in this area"
- Examiner.com

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Director: Justin Kelly
Runtime: 98 mins
Rating​: NR
DVDCat#: PRDVD3508
UPC: 602573165027

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GENRES: Drama, Romance, LGBT, Religion/Faith

SYNOPSIS:
The incredible true-life story of Michael Glatze (Franco), a high profile queer youth activist who created a national controversy when he claimed to no longer be gay and became a straight Christian pastor. The film follows Michael from his life in San Francisco with his boyfriend Bennett (Quinto), where he pursues political activism, a journalist career at XY Magazine, to his days of personal self-discovery. After a traumatic scare, Michael is plagued by doubt and paranoia, and begins a religious reawakening. Michael renounces his gay lifestyle, rejects his friends, and endeavors to find his “true self.” This powerful new film captures one man’s haunting journey through modern concepts of love, denial and redemption.