The product Disney created actually changed a life, and that was significant to them. They didn't stand in my way at all.
Roger Ross WilliamsI had full access to the material, and had a great relationship with Sean Bailey, the president of Disney productions. He really guided me through the licensing process of the footage. I made presentations to the various departments at the studio, and they were moved by Owen's [Suskind] story.
Roger Ross WilliamsAmerican missionaries have free rein in Uganda. They can go anywhere they please - schools, hospitals, parliament.
Roger Ross WilliamsThe challenge and the goal was to get inside Owen's [Suskind] world, because I really wanted to see it through his point of view. To achieve that naturalism, I used a screen in front of a camera as I interviewed him
Roger Ross WilliamsSomeone sent an email to Reverend Joanna Watson [an American missionary] saying that I'm gay, and she sent it to all the anti-gay pastors in Uganda. One of them said, "We're going to take care of this guy." When I was confronted by them I didn't know what they were going to do, but they decided to pray over me. They said they were going to cure me. That didn't work, of course.
Roger Ross Williams