Cured (film)

{{Infobox film

| name = Cured

| image = Cured (film).jpg

| caption = Film poster

| director = {{Flatlist}}

Bennett Singer
Patrick Sammon

| producer = {{Flatlist}}

Bennett Singer
Patrick Sammon

| writer = {{Flatlist}}

Bennett Singer
Patrick Sammon

| starring =

| music = Ian Honeyman

| cinematography = Sam Henriques

| editing = Steve Heffner

| studio = {{Flatlist}}

Singer & Deschamps Productions
Story Center Films

| distributor =

| runtime = 82 minutes

| released = {{film date|2020|08|24|Outfest}}

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

}}

Cured is an American documentary film, directed by Bennett Singer and Patrick Sammon and released in 2020.Craig Takeuchi, [https://www.straight.com/movies/viff-review-cured-details-historical-lgbt-fight-to-have-homosexuality-removed-from "VIFF review: Cured details historical LGBT fight to have homosexuality removed from mental disorders"]. The Georgia Straight, September 17, 2020. 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.Dino-Ray Ramos, [https://deadline.com/video/cured-trailer-outfest-documentary-lgbtq-patrick-sammon-bennett-singer/ "Cured Trailer: Outfest Docu Chronicles Battle To Declassify Homosexuality As Mental Illness"]. Deadline Hollywood, August 11, 2020.

Release

The film premiered on August 24, 2020 at Outfest.Stephen Farber, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cured-film-review "'Cured': Film Review"]. The Hollywood Reporter, August 25, 2020. 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.Daniel Reynolds, [https://www.advocate.com/film/2020/8/31/outfest-announces-2020-winners-and-surprise-encore-week "Outfest Announces 2020 Winners and Surprise 'Encore Week'"]. The Advocate, August 31, 2020. In November, it won the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature at NewFest.Dan Bayer [https://nextbestpicture.com/newfest-2020-amplifying-queer-voices-stories-in-a-pandemic/ "NewFest 2020: Amplifying Queer Voices & Stories In A Pandemic"]. Next Best Picture, November 4, 2020.

Reception

=Accolades=

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scope="col"\| Year ! scope="col"\| Award ! scope="col"\| Category ! scope="col"\| Recipient(s) ! scope="col"\| Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable"\| {{Abbr\|Ref.\|References}}
2020 \| Frameline San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival \| Audience Award for Best Documentary \| Cured \| {{won}} \| {{cite press release \|url=https://pressroom.pbs.org/-/media/5B338F651B974D1CBB24E86C34D7F105.ashx \|title=Award-winning Documentary Cured to Open the Fall Season of PBS' Independent Lens on October 11, 2021 \|work=Independent Lens \|publisher=PBS \|date=2021-08-20 \|access-date=2022-01-23 }}{{cite web \|url=https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/cured/ \|title=Cured \|work=Independent Lens \|publisher=PBS \|date=2021-12-06 \|access-date=2022-01-23 }}
2020 \| Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film \| Jury Award \| Patrick Sammon Bennett Singer Story Center Films Singer & Deschamps Productions \| {{nom}} \| {{cite web \|url=https://www.loc.gov/programs/lavine-ken-burns-prize-for-film/prize-winners/ \|title=Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film \|publisher=Library of Congress \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123145503/https://www.loc.gov/programs/lavine-ken-burns-prize-for-film/prize-winners/ \|date= \|archive-date=2022-01-23 \|access-date=2022-01-23 }}
2020 \| NewFest: New York LGBT Film Festival \| Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature \| Cured \| {{won}} \| {{cite web \|url=https://newfest.org/event/cured-encore/ \|title=Cured (Award Encore) \|publisher=NewFest \|date= \|access-date=2022-01-23 }}
2020 \| OUT at the Movies International LGBT Film Fest \| Best Documentary Feature \| Cured \| {{won}} \|
2020 \| ImageOut: The Rochester LGBT Film Festival \| Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature \| Cured \| {{won}} \|
2021 \| American Historical Association \| John E. O’Connor Film Award \| Cured \| {{won}} \|
2021 \| Cleveland International Film Festival \| Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Award \| Patrick Sammon and Bennett Singer \| {{nom}} \| {{cite web \|url=https://www.clevelandfilm.org/schedule/competition/greg-gund-memorial-standing-up-competition \|title=Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Competition \|publisher=Cleveland International Film Festival \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123152348/https://www.clevelandfilm.org/schedule/competition/greg-gund-memorial-standing-up-competition \|date= \|archive-date=2022-01-23 \|access-date=2022-01-23 }}
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 \| {{nom}} \| {{cite magazine \|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/hollywood-music-in-media-awards-winners-1234999095/ \|title='No Time to Die Wins at 2021 Hollywood Music in Media Awards: Full List of Film Music Winners \|first=Paul \|last=Grein \|magazine=Billboard \|date=2021-11-17 \|access-date=2022-01-23 }}
2021 \| Merlinka Festival \| Best Documentary \| Patrick Sammon and Bennett Singer \| {{nom}} \| {{Cite web \|url=https://merlinka.com/awards-merlinka-festival-2021/ \|title=Awards — Merlinka Festival 2021 \|publisher=Merlinka Festival \|date=2021-12-13 \|access-date=2022-01-23 }}
2022 \| International Documentary Association \| Video Source Award \| Patrick Sammon and Bennett Singer \| {{nom}} \| {{cite web \|url=https://www.documentary.org/awards2021/nominees \|title=IDA Documentary Awards 37 \|publisher=International Documentary Association \|date=2022-01-21 \|access-date=2022-01-23 }}
2022 \| GLAAD Media Awards \| Outstanding Documentary \| Cured \| {{nom}} \| {{cite web \|url=https://www.glaad.org/mediaawards/33/nominees \|title=The Nominees for the 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards \|publisher=GLAAD \|date=2022-01-21 \|access-date=2022-01-22 }}

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2020

| Frameline San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival

| Audience Award for Best Documentary

| Cured

| {{won}}

| {{cite press release |url=https://pressroom.pbs.org/-/media/5B338F651B974D1CBB24E86C34D7F105.ashx |title=Award-winning Documentary Cured to Open the Fall Season of PBS' Independent Lens on October 11, 2021 |work=Independent Lens |publisher=PBS |date=2021-08-20 |access-date=2022-01-23 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/cured/ |title=Cured |work=Independent Lens |publisher=PBS |date=2021-12-06 |access-date=2022-01-23 }}

2020

| Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film

| Jury Award

| Patrick Sammon
Bennett Singer
Story Center Films
Singer & Deschamps Productions

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web |url=https://www.loc.gov/programs/lavine-ken-burns-prize-for-film/prize-winners/ |title=Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film |publisher=Library of Congress |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123145503/https://www.loc.gov/programs/lavine-ken-burns-prize-for-film/prize-winners/ |date= |archive-date=2022-01-23 |access-date=2022-01-23 }}

2020

| NewFest: New York LGBT Film Festival

| Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature

| Cured

| {{won}}

| {{cite web |url=https://newfest.org/event/cured-encore/ |title=Cured (Award Encore) |publisher=NewFest |date= |access-date=2022-01-23 }}

2020

| OUT at the Movies International LGBT Film Fest

| Best Documentary Feature

| Cured

| {{won}}

2020

| ImageOut: The Rochester LGBT Film Festival

| Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature

| Cured

| {{won}}

2021

| American Historical Association

| John E. O’Connor Film Award

| Cured

| {{won}}

2021

| Cleveland International Film Festival

| Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Award

| Patrick Sammon and Bennett Singer

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web |url=https://www.clevelandfilm.org/schedule/competition/greg-gund-memorial-standing-up-competition |title=Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Competition |publisher=Cleveland International Film Festival |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123152348/https://www.clevelandfilm.org/schedule/competition/greg-gund-memorial-standing-up-competition |date= |archive-date=2022-01-23 |access-date=2022-01-23 }}

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

| {{nom}}

| {{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/hollywood-music-in-media-awards-winners-1234999095/ |title='No Time to Die Wins at 2021 Hollywood Music in Media Awards: Full List of Film Music Winners |first=Paul |last=Grein |magazine=Billboard |date=2021-11-17 |access-date=2022-01-23 }}

2021

| Merlinka Festival

| Best Documentary

| Patrick Sammon and Bennett Singer

| {{nom}}

| {{Cite web |url=https://merlinka.com/awards-merlinka-festival-2021/ |title=Awards — Merlinka Festival 2021 |publisher=Merlinka Festival |date=2021-12-13 |access-date=2022-01-23 }}

2022

| International Documentary Association

| Video Source Award

| Patrick Sammon and Bennett Singer

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web |url=https://www.documentary.org/awards2021/nominees |title=IDA Documentary Awards 37 |publisher=International Documentary Association |date=2022-01-21 |access-date=2022-01-23 }}

2022

| GLAAD Media Awards

| Outstanding Documentary

| Cured

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web |url=https://www.glaad.org/mediaawards/33/nominees |title=The Nominees for the 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards |publisher=GLAAD |date=2022-01-21 |access-date=2022-01-22 }}

References

External links

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[https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/cured/ Cured] at Independent Lens by PBS

Category:2020 films

Category:2020 documentary films

Category:2020 LGBTQ-related films

Category:Films about psychiatry

Category:Films about conversion therapy

Category:2020s English-language films

Category:2020s American films

Category:American LGBTQ-related documentary films

Category:English-language documentary films