Wish Me Away

Name: Wish Me Away
Genre: Biography, Music, Documentary
Released: June 1, 2012
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 66

2012

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First Run Features | Release Date: June 1, 2012 | Not Rated

Summary: Chely Wright: Wish Me Away is the story of Chely Wright, the first Nashville 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 the music world, alongsideChely Wright: Wish Me Away is the story of Chely Wright, the first Nashville 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 the music world, alongside Chely's intimate private video diaries, the film goes deep into her back story as an established star and then forward as she steps into the national spotlight to reveal her secret. Chronicling the aftermath in Nashville and within the LGBT community, Chely Wright: Wish Me Away reveals both the devastation of her own internalized homophobia and the transformational power of living an authentic life. (First Run Features)… Expand

Director: Beverly Kopf and Bobbie Birleffi

Genre(s): Biography, Music, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 120 min

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Sam Adams

May 30, 2012

While it's fascinating to observe the workings of the mammoth apparatus grafted onto an intensely personal decision, the movie's heart is the moments that take place in private (meaning, in this case, in front of only one camera). Read full review

V.A. Musetto

Jun 1, 2012

The inspiring story of Chely Wright, the first major country singer to come out as gay. Her decision was a brave one since the world of C&W music is notoriously homophobic. Read full review

Andrew Schenker

May 30, 2012

What it lacks in artfulness, Wish Me Away makes up for in emotive force. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

May 31, 2012

This scrappy-slick confessional is a fascinating study in dualities. Read full review

Mark Olsen

Jun 15, 2012

Much like the image of Wright presented by the movie itself, Wish Me Away is graceful, sincere and heartfelt. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

May 31, 2012

This sympathetic documentary chronicles her decision to come out, which required a battle plan as extensive as the ones applied to the rest of her career. Read full review

Chuck Bowen

May 30, 2012

The film is ultimately too concerned with courting the singer's fans to deliver anything more than a theatrical release of a very special episode of VH1's Behind the Music. Read full review

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