Cured

2020
1 Std. 20 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,5/10

188

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Takes viewers inside the campaign that led to a pivotal yet largely unknown moment in the struggle for LGBT equality: the American Psychiatric Association's 1973 decision to remove homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses.

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Regie
- Patrick Sammon
- Bennett Singer
Drehbuch
- Patrick Sammon
- Bennett Singer
Hauptbesetzung

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,5/10

188

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Regie
- Patrick Sammon
- Bennett Singer
Drehbuch
- Patrick Sammon
- Bennett Singer
Hauptbesetzung

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Auszeichnungen
- 11 Gewinne & 12 Nominierungen insgesamt

Self - Psychiatrist
(Archivfilmmaterial)
(as Dr. Irving Bieber)

Robert Campbell

Self - Member of APA Nomenclature Committee

Sally Duplaix

Self - Lesbian ECT Patient in Connecticut

John Fryer

Self
(Archivfilmmaterial)
(Synchronisation)
(as Dr. John Fryer)

Barbara Gittings

Self - Activist
(Archivfilmmaterial)
(Synchronisation)

Ronald Gold

Self - Activist & Journalist
(as Ron Gold)

Richard Green

Self - Psychiatrist
(as Dr. Richard Green)

Lawrence Hartmann

Self - Pyschiatrist
(as Dr. Lawrence Hartmann)

Evelyn Hooker

Self - Psychologist
(Archivfilmmaterial)
(as Dr. Evelyn Hooker)

Frank Kameny

Self - Activist & Astronomer
(Archivfilmmaterial)
(as Dr. Frank Kameny)

Magora Kennedy

Self - Activist & Minister
(as Dr. Magora Kennedy)

Don Kilhefner

Self - Activist

Saul Levin

Self - CEO & Medical Director of the APA
(as Dr. Saul Levin)

Judd Marmor

Self
(Archivfilmmaterial)
(as Dr. Judd Marmor)

Richard Pillard

Self - Psychiatrist
(as Dr. Richard Pillard)

Charles Silverstein

Self - Activsit & Psychologist
(as Dr. Charles Silverstein)

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9MEMangan

Important history, and lessons in activism

This documentary covers a piece of history that I was aware of, but did fully grasp the machinations about. The pressure on the American Psychological Association to re-categorize homosexuality from "illness" and "disorder" status was crucial for all the later gay rights progress that was made. And gay activists recognized this and shrewdly targeted the APA and made slow but steady progress towards "curing" the APA of this problem. The details were remarkable to have and compelling to watch.

It was really a terrific look at how it played out, and how effective dedicated activism can be.

It's also a cautionary tale about where we'll be if we lose progress. And here's a tip: just because you force gay people to marry doesn't make them straight, it seems. You cannot pray the gay away. And going back there would be awful.

9Red-125

Millions of people were cured overnight

The documentary Cured (2020) was co-written and co-directed by Patrick Sammon and Bennett Singer. The title is a clever one. In 1973 the American Psychiatric Association removed homosexuality from disorders in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. So, overnight all those sick people weren't sick--they were cured.

This event is old business in 2020, almost 50 years after it happened. However, this was an immense forward step for LGBTQ liberation. The movie captures the agonizing opposition to the APA's decision. The drama of the moment and the immense work it took to achieve that victory are well documented.

We saw this movie as part of Rochester's great ImageOut LGBTQ Film Festival. (Virtually shown this year.) The film doesn't have a meaningful number of raters yet. I was glad I watched it, and rated it 9.