Biografi
Patrick Sammon is the Founder and President of Story Center Films, LLC. He is the Co-Director and Co-Producer, with Bennett Singer, of a documentary about the remarkable and little-known story of the LGBT activists who successfully battled the American Psychiatric Association to remove homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses. Until 1973, the medical establishment considered every gay person mentally ill. "Cured" tells the David-versus-Goliath story of the activists who challenged this diagnosis - and won. Combining eyewitness testimony with newly unearthed archival footage, the film reveals how a small group of impassioned activists achieved this unexpected victory. In-production now, Sammon and Singer aim to release the film in the late summer of 2019. There's a trailer at curedfilm.
Previously, Sammon was the Creator and Executive Producer of "Codebreaker," a "superb" (The Telegraph) ), "imaginative" (Sunday Times), award-winning drama-documentary that "artfully explored" (The Mail) the life and legacy of Alan Turing, one of the 20th century's most important people. Turing helped win World War II through his codebreaking and laid the intellectual foundation for the computer age. Instead of being celebrated, however, he faced brutal persecution from the British government because he was gay. More details about the film can be found at turingfilm.
Sammon turned his idea for "Codebreaker" into a highly acclaimed film that has reached all corners of the globe. He put together an award-winning international production team (including Great Britain-based Furnace Ltd.), secured financing, and helped oversee both the business and creative side of the production. Sammon also developed and implemented a creative and comprehensive grassroots distribution strategy for "Codebreaker," combining traditional distribution channels with a unique outreach campaign to connect with the target audience. More than three million viewers around the world have seen the film through television broadcasts (including a worldwide premiere on Channel 4 in the UK and a US premiere on Discovery Science), a 12-city U.S. theatrical release, film festivals, digital outlets (such as Netflix and iTunes), DVDs, and more than 250 non-theatrical screenings (including The British Museum, the US National Archives, and the Organization of American States).
