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

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Apple TV has released an official trailer for Being Heumann. The upcoming biographical drama film is the 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 directed by Academy Award winner Siân Heder (CODA) and based on true events. Ruth Madeley stars as disability rights activist Judith Heumann, with Mark Ruffalo, Dylan O’Brien, Rob Delaney, and Ray Fisher in supporting roles.

Plot Synopsis:

They wouldn’t take Judy Heumann’s phone calls, so she took their building. In 1977, a young disabled woman (Ruth Madeley) and a scrappy coalition of outsiders decide they’ve had enough. What begins as one impulsive act becomes the longest occupation of a federal building in American history, as hundreds spontaneously seize government offices and refuse to leave until the bureaucrat in their way (Mark Ruffalo) takes action. Bringing rebellion in all its forms to the hallowed halls, a movement’s accidental leaders struggle to find their path forward where none has ever been paved for them.

Being Heumann opens in select theaters on November 6, 2026, ahead of its Apple TV debut on November 13, 2026.

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