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Cured (film)
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Wikipedia article
'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://www.nextbestpicture.com/latest/newfest-2020-amplifying-queer-voices-stories-in-a-pandemic "NewFest 2020: Amplifying Queer Voices & Stories In A Pandemic"]. 'Next Best Picture', November 4, 2020.
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