Good stories spark change.
Good stories spark change.
For more than 30 years, a weary group of sex abuse survivors have tried to get the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) to report and remove sexual predators, many pastors, within their midst. These survivors picketed Southern Baptist conventions, wrote numerous letters to church leaders, appeared on news programs, and blogged prolifically—only to be met with gaslighting and stonewalling from denominational leadership. But a seismic shift happened after advocate Rachael Denhollander led an army of women to speak up about Dr. Larry Nassar’s abuse of gymnasts: Rachael became the general of another army of abuse survivors—this time within the SBC. Now the denomination faces a season of reckoning as an explosive independent investigation releases their report investigating 20 years of abuse allegations.
OUT OF DARKNESS is the forthcoming documentary from Citygate Films. This story segment showcases the advocacy of Rachael Denhollander in one individual abuse survivor’s case. The film is fiscally sponsored by the Southern Documentary Fund. To make a tax-deductible donation to support the film’s production, please visit the film’s project page on the Southern Documentary Fund.
Featuring Rachael Denhollander, Dr. Albert Mohler, and Jennifer Lyell
A Citygate Films Production
Directed and edited by Carolyn McCulley
Cinematography by David Ehrenberg
Music by Caleb J. Murphy, Artlist