“American Nightmare” is Justin Utley’s first single release since his activism work in Utah helped to ban conversion therapy, the discredited practice that aims to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender expression, in the state. “The win was not only cathartic but rewarding and empowering,” he says. Utah is now the 19th state to ban conversion therapy. Utley plans to take his fight to the other 31 states. “I’ll take my guitar wherever I need to in order to keep this conversation going and get this horrific, shame-based sham of therapy banned. It’s unethical, it’s disproven, and yet so many are caught in its web of lies, inevitable failure, and suicide.”

He blames the lawmakers who blindly follow their party lines and church leaders instead of the will of the constituents who elected them. It’s one of the reasons he chose to shoot the music video for “American Nightmare” in a church (incidentally, the same church used for the Touched by An Angel series) and includes scenes with crowds in blindfolds, unable and unwilling to see the disasters that lie ahead.

Directed by: Preston Lange
Cinematography: Eudo Quiroz
Lighting: Kent Barlow
Editing: Preston Lange
Production Manager: Tyler Wright

A BriteLite Studio Production

Featuring: Adam Becraft, Omar Navarro, Sarah Webster, Rex Muhlestein, Brittney Souther, Vincent Nguyen, Micah Taylor, Robyn Kibbie, Nicole Duke, Masen Brandon, Corey Belden, Casey Larsen, Kameron Knobel, Laura Thorn, Ben Burnett, Johnny Navarro, Dustin Johnson, Summer Johnson, Betty Utley, Bobbie DiChellis, Kaileigh Armstrong, Ramon Ibarra

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