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Being Heumann 2026
Being Heumann represents a 2026 American biographical drama directed by Sian Heder, featuring Ruth Madeley in the role of disability rights advocate Judith Heumann, alongside Mark Ruffalo portraying United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Joseph A. Califano Jr., who contested the movement led by Heumann seeking initial federal civil rights safeguards for individuals with disabilities. This production adapts Heumann's publication Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist.
The motion picture debuted as the opening selection at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2026, with theatrical distribution planned through Apple Studios scheduled for November 6, 2026.apple.com Being Heumann release detailsaccessed August 30, 2026 The film garnered favorable critical reception.
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Cast
- Ruth MadeleyJudith Heumann
- Mark Ruffalo[[Joseph A
- Dylan O'BrienEvan White
- Madeline DelpKitty Cone
- Rob DelaneyCongressman [[George Miller
- Ray FisherChuck Jackson
- Michael Patrick Thornton[[Ed Roberts
- Antwan TolliverBrad Lomax
- Daniel DurantSteve McCleeland
- Jon BeaversJim Pechin
- Roberta ColindrezJoni Breves
- Russell HarvardOlin Fortney
- Charlie Rush-ReeseDennis Billups
- Joe CobdenHamilton Jordan
- Andrew PilkingtonHale Zukas
- Siena RafterLynette Taylor
- Matthew JeffersGerald
- Rein BarcelCece
- D'Arcee Charington NealRon Washington
- Will BrillGene Eidenberg
- Rio FinneganMilton
Crew
- Director
- Sian Heder
- Screenplay
- Sian Heder, Rebekah Taussig
- Producer
- Kevin J. Walsh, David Permut, Sian Heder, John W. Beach, Kevin Cleary
- Cinematography
- Jamie D. Ramsay
- Editing
- Geraud Brisson
- Music
- Francesco Le Metre
Details
- Production
- Apple Studios, Gravity Squared Entertainment, Paper People Films, Permut Presentations, The Walsh Company
- Distributor
- Apple TV
