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In 1977, disability rights activist Judith Heumann leads the fight for the first US federal civil rights protections for disabled people, facing down Health, Education and Welfare Secretary Joseph Califano, who stands in the movement's way. Ruth Madeley plays Heumann, with Mark Ruffalo as Califano and Dylan O'Brien as a reporter who embeds with the activists.
Being Heumann isn’t streaming, or for rent or sale, on any service we track here right now.
Being Heumann isn’t streaming, or for rent or sale, on any service we track here right now.
Being Heumann isn’t streaming, or for rent or sale, on any service we track here right now.
Being Heumann isn’t streaming, or for rent or sale, on any service we track here right now.
Being Heumann isn’t streaming, or for rent or sale, on any service we track here right now.
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In 1977, disability rights activist Judith Heumann leads the fight for the first US federal civil rights protections for disabled people, facing down Health, Education and Welfare Secretary Joseph Califano, who stands in the movement's way. Ruth Madeley plays Heumann, with Mark Ruffalo as Califano and Dylan O'Brien as a reporter who embeds with the activists.
Why watch It puts a crucial but under-told chapter of civil rights history on screen, with Ruth Madeley, a disabled actor, in the lead. Sian Heder, who directed the Oscar-winning CODA, brings the same warmth to a story about organizing and persistence. It opened TIFF 2026 and has drawn positive reviews. Ideal for viewers who like rousing true-life dramas.
Sian Heder directed the film and adapted it with Rebekah Taussig from Heumann’s memoir, Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist. Apple Studios produced it with David Permut and Kevin Walsh. It was shot in Toronto in mid-2025.
The cast includes Madeline Delp as fellow activist Kitty Cone, Rob Delaney as Congressman George Miller, Michael Patrick Thornton as Ed Roberts, Antwan Tolliver as Black Panther and disability rights advocate Brad Lomax, and Roberta Colindrez as Heumann’s best friend Joni Breves. The film had its world premiere as the opening-night film of the Toronto International Film Festival on 10 September 2026. It is scheduled to open in select theatres on 6 November 2026, followed by Apple TV on 13 November.
The documentary Crip Camp (2020), in which Heumann appears, covers the same movement from the people who lived it. Heder’s CODA (2021) is the natural companion.
Festivals · US
TCL Chinese Theatres, Hollywood · US · 21 to 25 Oct
Hollywood's TCL Chinese Theatres host 157 films from 21 to 25 October, from Wildwood and Ray Gunn to Oscar-qualifying shorts, with single tickets now on sale.
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Festivals · Canada
In theatres · CA · La Bola Negra from 23 Oct, Netflix 2 Dec
TIFF's 2026 winners are reaching Canadian screens on very different schedules: here is when each one arrives, and which still have no date.
Catherine Crowe · 5 min read
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