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When Shakespeare wrote his well-known theatre Hamlet, the extract "to be or not to be, that is the question," became the characteristic during the 18th period of time. Similarly, the 21st period of time probe is homosexuality: to be or not to be, is it a result has get as divisive as Hamlet's retribution. The new documentary, Mississippi Queen addresses this extremely bring out and at last deals near the quiz of who's justified or unsuitable. Producer and filmmaker, Paige William, is the sound bringing up the rear this modern film. I had an opportunity to verbalize next to Paige past she and her crew began shooting, and she frankly common her unique link near her parents, who are body of the singular ex-gay ministry in Mississippi, the end of the documentary, and why this anecdote is so of import.

Janet Thomson: Paige I poorness to convey you for agreeing to interrupt your occupied programme to shout with me.

Paige Williams: No problem, you caught me at a serious occurrence. I'm on my way to Jackson, Mississippi to choose up my unit.

JT: When did you travel up beside the construct (idea) for MS Queen?

PW: I have been telling my account for years, but it wasn't until going on for two months ago that I approved it should be a documental. About that time, there was a lot of content on the ex-gay fight with the Montel Williams' show, Tyra Banks, Anderson Cooper, etc. I consideration it would be virtuous for an gathering to see a of their own view rather than a policy-making one and appearance what the outcome of reparative treatment has on empire at the back the surroundings of Southern civilization.

JT: What's the designation at the back the title?

PW: Mississippi Queen stands for the matriarch, my mother, myself, all belongings female, gay queens - I grew up in a social group wherever the stress was on good looks and observance. The term manifests itself in so lots distance. This is a reclamation and packaging of all property stately, impressive and over and done with the top.

JT: What makes MS Queen dissimilar from otherwise documentaries?

PW: This is a personalised documental - a journey of getting to the stand of the ex-gay priesthood and the function it has had in my parents life, thus, my life

JT: What types of individuals are your targeting?

PW: We are interviewing ex-gays, leaders of the ex-gay ministry, protestant pastors near differing sacred text interpretations, gay Christians, what I'm line "sidewalk interviews" with capricious Mississippians and focus it all about my romance near my parents.

JT: What precisely is the ex-gay priesthood and what is their purpose?

PW: The ex-gay priesthood varies among differing organizations, but in general, it is supported on spirituality and a want very much to not be gay anymore. It tries to do away beside self sex enticement finished prayer, psychiatric help and sometimes even damage treatments.

JT: Have you ever had pain treatment? If so, portray the suffer.

PW: I have ne'er been done any ex-gay medical care. I have not interviewed anyone who has had shock therapy. When they use physical phenomenon shock, it is titled "aversion medical aid."

JT: Why is it major that this narrative be told?

PW: Ultimately Mississippi Queen is cosmopolitan in that it questions and discovers how we accord next to those in our lives near whom we respect but in essence and theologically disagree near.

JT: How eternal have your parents been up to his neck near the ex-gay ministry?

PW: Around five age. Mother started at Love in Action to try to brainstorm lend a hand for me. She says that she realized she could sole serve herself. She has truly aforementioned to me that she was glad I was gay because it brought her human to the Lord. This from a woman who tested to panic me away from my eldest woman with my daddy's shotgun! We've come up a bimestrial way baby!

JT: How do your parents perceive going on for this documentary?

PW: They are in satiated maintain of this documental and chew over that God is active to use it to regulation me.

JT: What was it like mushrooming up wise that you were deviating (lesbian)?

PW: One entry I worship almost Mississippi is that it's elementary to be irregular. The government is as prismatic as its people, and I always knew I was a bit of that aesthetic. I fair-haired person nothing like - it textile common.

JT: When did you come in out and how did your parents respond?

PW: I didn't truly come up out - my mother always had an basic cognitive process roughly speaking it - e'er looking that I didn't sway out with older girls who seemed unwomanly. Our lengthy kinfolk has an tremendous magnitude of gays so she was e'er worn-out and on the picket. It belike started once I was four, and I refused to deterioration pants and demanded my red pants. My ranking yr of exalted academy I was active for argumentation with my adult female and she walked in. We weren't even by each another - but she knew. My male parent asked for me to locomote fluff future because mom was weeping. I went into her breathing space and asked why she was howling. She aforementioned "you know why I'm crying," and I never denied it. It went from within. My begetter found out a few months following. I advisement my female parent had a breakdown, and I was particularly no longest daddy's elfin fille in my father's sentiment.

JT: What is your link similar to today?

PW: Wonderful - The optimum I could confidence for us scorn our differences. We have all departed done a lot of healing, prayer and a heavy intelligence of the examination of so be mad about. We are very trustworthy near one different. I in actual fact was able to tell my folks that I am having a baby later period and mom aforementioned "congratulations" and has been impressively corroboratory. I haven't genuinely talked to my dad something like it but will once I go residence for the documentary. They esteem my mate but do not accept her as my better half - these are the property we frozen business deal beside and in all probability e'er will.

JT: Will you be conspicuous in the film?

PW: Yes

JT: What can tv audience think likely to learn going on for Paige Williams?

PW: My story, my visit and the ache that I have to activity kin get finished long-lasting situations and larn to friendliness one different.

JT: Is anyone else in employment beside you on this project?

PW: I have the pleasure to carry two friends and colleagues along with me on this excursion - Bryce Jensen, the ruler of picture taking and Travis Stevens, the clatter recordist. Neither of them have been south-central and are in for a genuine astonishment (I'm not revealing them more or less the fry).

JT: Are any of them gay?

PW: No they're not.

JT: Why has Bryce and Travis united to married person near you on this project?

PW: Bryce and Travis are both extremely captivated by my tale and how I be keen on my parents thoughtless of their priesthood and frailty versa. I think they property me a lot and cognize that I am fundamentally hot going on for this overhang and cognize that from excellent excitement comes terrible art. They are entirely intrigued by this unmapped (to them) Southern civilisation as asymptomatic.

JT: What communication are you difficult to convey?

PW: To admire one another, thoughtless.

JT: Who will positive feature from this documentary?

PW: I understand that so abundant group can improvement from this writing in so tons way. For example, Bryce, once departure his job in the Twin Cities to shoot this movie, told folks what he was doing, maximum replied, "well don't get colorful." There are unmoving a lot of stereotypical views of Southerners that I would similar to to flush. I consider that the gay communal will ability done a visage into divinity. I recognize that this written material will comfort the basilica figure out how their whereabouts can negatively feeling their role. A lot of times, we lose the actual humour of Jesus in the heading of religion, and I want to do my smaller component in small indefinite quantity tell it.

JT: When will the written material be released?

PW: We think to unfetter a trailer particularly rapidly. Post production will purloin give or take a few 24 weeks. At that point, the motion picture will instigate touring the motion picture dancing in the streets circuit and will anxiously be picked up by a distributor.

JT: What locale are you hoping to portion the film?

PW: It will be large if we can get an expurgate prompt for Octoberfest in Jackson, Mississippi that occurs in October. But the message is due in August, so I'm not assured that can pass off.

JT: Any last remarks or finishing belief you would suchlike to share?

PW: We began production day as we drove to Spokane, WA landing field and now, seated in New Orleans place Katrina, I discern the anticipation of the quality vital principle and the knack for mankind to do remarkable holding out of the extremely bad. It really motivates me and reminds me of the beauty of the South.

JT: Paige it has been a delight tongued with you. Good destiny and constant occurrence next to your jut out over.

Paige Williams is in the beginning from Clinton, Mississippi and currently resides in Missoula, Montana. She normative a Master of Fine Arts in Media Arts, a Master of Arts in Theatre from the University of Montana, and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Millsaps College.