Cured (film)

Cured is an American documentary film, directed by Bennett Singer and Patrick Sammon and released in 2020.[1] The film depicts the inner workings of the campaign that led to homosexuality being delisted from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders in 1973.[2]

Cured
Film poster
Directed by
  • Bennett Singer
  • Patrick Sammon
Written by
  • Bennett Singer
  • Patrick Sammon
Produced by
  • Bennett Singer
  • Patrick Sammon
CinematographySam Henriques
Edited bySteve Heffner
Music byIan Honeyman
Production
companies
  • Singer & Deschamps Productions
  • Story Center Films
Release date
  • August 24, 2020 (2020-08-24) (Outfest)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Release

The film premiered on August 24, 2020 at Outfest.[3] With the festival presented virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was subsequently named to the festival's "Encore Week", which presented followup rescreenings of selected films from the festival's official lineup.[4] In November, it won the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature at NewFest.[5]

Reception

Accolades
Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
2020 Frameline San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival Audience Award for Best Documentary Cured Won [6][7]
2020 Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film Jury Award Patrick Sammon
Bennett Singer
Story Center Films
Singer & Deschamps Productions		 Nominated [6][8]
2020 NewFest: New York LGBT Film Festival Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature Cured Won [6][7][9]
2020 OUT at the Movies International LGBT Film Fest Best Documentary Feature Cured Won [6]
2020 ImageOut: The Rochester LGBT Film Festival Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature Cured Won [6]
2021 American Historical Association John E. O’Connor Film Award Cured Won [7]
2021 Cleveland International Film Festival Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Award Patrick Sammon and Bennett Singer Nominated [10]
2021 Hollywood Music in Media Awards Best Original Song in a Documentary "The Other Side of the Rainbow". Written and performed by Ian Honeyman and Tucker Murray Caploe Nominated [11]
2021 Merlinka Festival Best Documentary Patrick Sammon and Bennett Singer Nominated [12]
2022 International Documentary Association Video Source Award Patrick Sammon and Bennett Singer Nominated [13]
2022 GLAAD Media Awards Outstanding Documentary Cured Nominated [14]

References
  1. Craig Takeuchi, "VIFF review: Cured details historical LGBT fight to have homosexuality removed from mental disorders". The Georgia Straight, September 17, 2020.
  2. Dino-Ray Ramos, "Cured Trailer: Outfest Docu Chronicles Battle To Declassify Homosexuality As Mental Illness". Deadline Hollywood, August 11, 2020.
  3. Stephen Farber, "'Cured': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter, August 25, 2020.
  4. Daniel Reynolds, "Outfest Announces 2020 Winners and Surprise 'Encore Week'". The Advocate, August 31, 2020.
  5. Dan Bayer "NewFest 2020: Amplifying Queer Voices & Stories In A Pandemic". Next Best Picture, November 4, 2020.
  6. "Award-winning Documentary Cured to Open the Fall Season of PBS' Independent Lens on October 11, 2021". Independent Lens (Press release). PBS. August 20, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  7. "Cured". Independent Lens. PBS. December 6, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  8. "Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  9. "Cured (Award Encore)". NewFest. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  10. "Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Competition". Cleveland International Film Festival. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  11. Grein, Paul (November 17, 2021). "'No Time to Die Wins at 2021 Hollywood Music in Media Awards: Full List of Film Music Winners". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  12. "Awards — Merlinka Festival 2021". Merlinka Festival. December 13, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  13. "IDA Documentary Awards 37". International Documentary Association. January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  14. "The Nominees for the 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards". GLAAD. January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
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