''Cured'' is an American documentary film, directed by Bennett Singer and Patrick Sammon and released in 2020. The film depicts the inner workings of the campaign that led to

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being delisted from the ''

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'' in 1973.

Release

The film premiered on August 24, 2020 at

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. With the festival presented virtually due to the

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, it was subsequently named to the festival's "Encore Week", which presented followup rescreenings of selected films from the festival's official lineup. In November, it won the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature at

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.Dan Baye
"NewFest 2020: Amplifying Queer Voices & Stories In A Pandemic"
''Next Best Picture'', November 4, 2020.

Reception

Accolades

References

External links

* {{IMDb title
''Cured''
at ''

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'' by

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