Changing Our Minds: The Story of Dr. Evelyn Hooker (1992)
Directed by Richard Schmiechen · 77 min · Documentary
6.1 TOPICAL score · #6,050 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →The life and work of the woman described as "The Rosa Parks of Gay Rights". During the repressive 1950's, Dr. Evelyn Hooker undertook ground breaking research that led to a radical discovery: homosexuals were not, by definition, "sick." Dr. Hooker's finding sent shock waves through the psychiatric community and culminated in a major victory for gay rights: in 1974 the weight of her studies, along with gay activism, forced the American Psychiatric Association to remove homosexuality from its official manual of mental disorders. Startling archival footage of the medical procedure used to "cure" homosexuality, images from the underground gay world of the McCarthy era, and home movies of literary icon Christopher Isherwood bring to life history which we must never forget.
Changing Our Minds: The Story of Dr. Evelyn Hooker (1992, directed by Richard Schmiechen) has a TOPICAL score of 6.1 - ranked 6,050 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Audiences: TMDB 4.7/10 (6 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 8 languages.
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- AudienceTMDB 4.7/10 (6 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 8 languages
- Still read156 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Patrick Stewart (actor #617), Christopher Isherwood