‘Being Heumann’ Trailer: First Look At Siân Heder’s ‘CODA’ Follow-Up That Opens TIFF
Apple Original Films on Wednesday released the trailer for Being Heumann, the new film from Oscar-winning CODA filmmaker Siân Heder that is gearing up for its world premiere next week as the opening film of the Toronto Film Festival. The film tells the true story of disability-rights advocate Judy Heumann, played by Doctor Who alum Ruth […]
In 2022, Apple achieved a groundbreaking feat by winning the Oscar for Best Picture with CODA, a heartfelt family drama crafted by writer-director Siân Heder. Now, Heder is set to return with a new film, Being Heumann, a much grander project exploring the disability rights movement of the 1970s and the life of Judy Heumann, often hailed as the movement's matriarch.
The official synopsis for Being Heumann reads: "They wouldn’t take Judy Heumann’s phone calls, so she took their building". In 1977, a young disabled woman (played by Ruth Madeley) and a group of unconventional individuals declare they've had enough. Their initial impulsive act evolves into the longest occupation of a federal building in American history, as hundreds of people join the cause and refuse to leave until the obstructive bureaucrat (played by Mark Ruffalo) takes action.
The film, directed by Oscar-winning Siân Heder and based on real events, is described as a "revolutionary, irreverent, and deeply human story of the least likely people trying to pull off the impossible and change the lives of millions". Being Heumann is set to premiere in theaters on November 6 and will subsequently be available on Apple TV on November 13.
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