'Being Heumann' Revisits Judy Heumann's Fight for Disability Rights

'Being Heumann' revisits Judy Heumann's fight for disability rights

"Being Heumann," a new film directed by Sian Heder and starring Ruth Madeley as disability rights activist Judy Heumann, releases in November.

'Being Heumann' exclusive trailer shows fight for disabled rights

'Being Heumann' Trailer: Siân Heder's 'CODA' Follow-Up

UPDATED, 9:20 AM: Apple Original Films has released the first extended trailer for Being Heumann, the new film from Oscar-winning CODA filmmaker Siân Heder. Watch it above, and see the first-look teaser below. Apple Original Films on Wednesday released a teaser trailer for Being Heumann, the new film from Oscar-winning CODA filmmaker Siân Heder that […]

‘Being Heumann’ Trailer: Ruth Madeley & Mark Ruffalo Star In A Disability Rights Revolution In Siân Heder’s ‘CODA’ Follow-Up

More than five years after “CODA” became a historic Best Picture winner, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Siân Heder returns with another story centered on a community rarely afforded the Hollywood spotlight. Her new film, “Being Heumann,” stars Ruth Madeley as legendary disability rights activist Judy Heumann, whose fight for equality helped reshape federal law in the United States. READ MORE: TIFF 2026 Preview: 30 Must-See Movies To Watch Based…

‘Being Heumann’ Trailer: Siân Heder’s ‘CODA’ Follow-Up Is a Rousing Biopic About a True American Hero

How do you follow a Best Picture win? As filmmaker Siân Heder told us before the world premiere of her “Being Heumann” last month, the answer was simple: just go for “the hardest story she could imagine trying to tell.” Luckily for the “CODA” director, her inclination to use her newfound heft in Hollywood to tell such a story has paid off, big time. Heder’s biopic about the incredible disability rights activist Judy Heumann opened this year’s TI…

Official Trailer Released for 'Being Heumann'

Here is the press release from Apple: Today, Apple Original Films unveiled the trailer for the critically acclaimed feature “Being Heumann,” the powerful new drama from writer/director/producer Siân Heder that follows disability rights activist Judy Heumann, who leads more than a hundred young people in a radical act of defiance as they take over the San Francisco […]