Wedi'i ddatblygu trwy gyfres o gyfweliadau a chyfarfodydd gyda dioddefwyr Therapi Trosi, mae 'A Special Friend' yn adrodd hanes Matthew, offeiriad ac ymarferydd CT mewn canolfan adsefydlu anghysbell ar gyfer offeiriaid hoyw yng Ngogledd Iwerddon. Gyda’i farn wedi’i difetha gan oes o gywilydd rhywiol a homoffobia mewnol, mae Matthew yn credu ei fod yn helpu ei gyd-offeiriaid. Ond pan mae’n darganfod perthynas bosibl rhwng dau o’r carcharorion, mae Matthew yn sylweddoli efallai bod yr arfer yn llawer mwy niweidiol na da a bod ffyrdd gwell iddo ddewis llwybr tosturi a dealltwriaeth. Y tu ôl i’r ddelweddaeth grefyddol drawiadol a’r rhywioldeb dan ormes, mae ‘A Special Friend’ yn stori am awydd un dyn i fod yn dda a’i daith i ddarganfod sut.
Developed through a series of interviews and meetings with victims of Conversion Therapy, 'A Particular Friend' tells the story of Matthew, a priest and CT practitioner at a remote rehab centre for gay priests in Northern Ireland. With his judgement marred by a lifetime of sexual shaming and internalised homophobia, Matthew believes that he is helping his fellow priests. But when he discovers a potential relationship between two of the inmates, Matthew realises that perhaps the practice is much more harmful than good and there are better ways for him to choose the path of compassion and understanding. Behind the striking religious imagery and repressed sexuality, 'A Particular Friend' is the story of one man’s desire to be good and his journey to discover how.
