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Chely Wright: Wish Me Away

First Run Features / Year: 2011

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Synopsis

Chely Wright: Wish Me Away is the story of Chely Wright, the first country music star to come out as gay. Over three years, the filmmakers were given extraordinary access to Chely's struggle and her unfolding plan to come out publicly. Using interviews with Chely, her family, her pastor, and key players in Nashville interwoven with Chely's intimate private video diaries, the film goes deep into her back story as an established country music star and then forward as she steps into the national spotlight to reveal her secret. Chronicling the aftermath in her hometown of Nashville and within the larger LGBT community, Wish Me Away reveals both the devastation of her own internalized homophobia and the transformational power of living an authentic life.

3 Reasons To buy this film

A lot of thought and planning went into Chely Wright's public coming out and this film gives you a behind-the-scenes view of the whole process.
The film also features a look behind-the-scenes of TV and radio with gay and gay-friendly celebrities like Rosie O'Donnell and Joy Behar.
This is an inspiring and emotional documentary which shows the courage that it takes to be yourself when your entire career is on the line.