Cured

Directed by Bennett Singer & Patrick Sammon

Delves into the 1973 movement to declassify homosexuality as a mental illness, blending archival footage and personal stories.
Cured is an essential documentary about the activists and psychiatrists who fought to remove homosexuality from the American Psychiatric Association’s list of mental illnesses. Bennett Singer and Patrick Sammon combine archive material and first-hand testimony with clarity, making an important historical victory feel immediate and hard-won.

Cured

Directed by Bennett Singer & Patrick Sammon

Delves into the 1973 movement to declassify homosexuality as a mental illness, blending archival footage and personal stories.

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Cured is an essential documentary about the activists and psychiatrists who fought to remove homosexuality from the American Psychiatric Association’s list of mental illnesses. Bennett Singer and Patrick Sammon combine archive material and first-hand testimony with clarity, making an important historical victory feel immediate and hard-won.