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]
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| Cinematography | Sam Henriques |
| Edited by | Steve Heffner |
| Music by | Ian Honeyman |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Release edit
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 edit
Accolades edit
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 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 edit
- ^ Craig Takeuchi, "VIFF review: Cured details historical LGBT fight to have homosexuality removed from mental disorders". The Georgia Straight, September 17, 2020.
- ^ Dino-Ray Ramos, "Cured Trailer: Outfest Docu Chronicles Battle To Declassify Homosexuality As Mental Illness". Deadline Hollywood, August 11, 2020.
- ^ Stephen Farber, "'Cured': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter, August 25, 2020.
- ^ Daniel Reynolds, "Outfest Announces 2020 Winners and Surprise 'Encore Week'". The Advocate, August 31, 2020.
- ^ Dan Bayer "NewFest 2020: Amplifying Queer Voices & Stories In A Pandemic". Next Best Picture, November 4, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "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.
- ^ a b c "Cured". Independent Lens. PBS. December 6, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ^ "Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ^ "Cured (Award Encore)". NewFest. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ^ "Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Competition". Cleveland International Film Festival. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Awards — Merlinka Festival 2021". Merlinka Festival. December 13, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ^ "IDA Documentary Awards 37". International Documentary Association. January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ^ "The Nominees for the 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards". GLAAD. January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
External links edit
- Cured at IMDb
- Cured at Independent Lens by PBS
