Cured (film) explained

Cured
Director:	Bennett Singer Patrick Sammon
Producer:	Bennett Singer Patrick Sammon
Music:	Ian Honeyman
Cinematography:	Sam Henriques
Editing:	Steve Heffner
Studio:	Singer & Deschamps Productions Story Center Films
Runtime:	82 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

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]

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
2020	Frameline San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival	Audience Award for Best Documentary	Cured		^[6] ^[7]
2020	Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film	Jury Award	Patrick Sammon Bennett Singer Story Center Films Singer & Deschamps Productions		^[8]
2020	NewFest: New York LGBT Film Festival	Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature	Cured		^[9]
2020	OUT at the Movies International LGBT Film Fest	Best Documentary Feature	Cured
2020	ImageOut: The Rochester LGBT Film Festival	Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature	Cured
2021	American Historical Association	John E. O’Connor Film Award	Cured
2021	Cleveland International Film Festival	Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Award	Patrick Sammon and Bennett Singer		^[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		^[11]
2021	Merlinka Festival	Best Documentary	Patrick Sammon and Bennett Singer		^[12]
2022	International Documentary Association	Video Source Award	Patrick Sammon and Bennett Singer		^[13]
2022	GLAAD Media Awards	Outstanding Documentary	Cured		^[14]

External links

• • Cured at Independent Lens by PBS

Notes and 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 . . . 2021-08-20 . 2022-01-23 .
7. Web site: Cured . . . 2021-12-06 . 2022-01-23 .
8. Web site: Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220123145503/https://www.loc.gov/programs/lavine-ken-burns-prize-for-film/prize-winners/ . 2022-01-23 . 2022-01-23 .
9. Web site: Cured (Award Encore) . . 2022-01-23 .
10. Web site: Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Competition . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220123152348/https://www.clevelandfilm.org/schedule/competition/greg-gund-memorial-standing-up-competition . 2022-01-23 . 2022-01-23 .
11. No Time to Die Wins at 2021 Hollywood Music in Media Awards: Full List of Film Music Winners . Paul . Grein . . 2021-11-17 . 2022-01-23 .
12. Web site: Awards — Merlinka Festival 2021 . . 2021-12-13 . 2022-01-23 .
13. Web site: IDA Documentary Awards 37 . . 2022-01-21 . 2022-01-23 .
14. Web site: The Nominees for the 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards . . 2022-01-21 . 2022-01-22 .