| Being Heumann | |
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| Directed by | Sian Heder |
| Screenplay by | Sian Heder Rebekah Taussig |
| Based on | Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist byJudith Heumann |
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| Cinematography | Jamie D. Ramsay |
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| Distributed by | Apple TV |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Being Heumann is an upcoming Americanbiographicaldrama film directed bySian Heder withRuth Madeley starring asJudith Heumann alongsideMark Ruffalo. It is an adaptation of the memoirBeing Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist byJudith Heumann.
The film is directed bySian Heder, who – with Rebekah Taussig – adapted theJudy Heumann memoir,Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist. The film is fromApple Studios and is produced byDavid Permut and Kevin Walsh, whose the Walsh Company has an overall deal with Apple. Heumann's managers, John W. Beach and Kevin Cleary of Gravity Squared Entertainment, are also producers.[1]
In May 2025,Ruth Madeley was cast to play Heumann.[1]Mark Ruffalo andDylan O'Brien were added to the cast the following month.[2][3] In July 2025, Madeline Delp,Rob Delaney,Ray Fisher,Michael Patrick Thornton, Antwan Tolliver,Daniel Durant,Jon Beavers,Roberta Colindrez, andRussell Harvard joined the cast.[4][5]
Principal photography took place inToronto in mid-2025.[6]
