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Being Heumann

Being Heumann (2026)★ 7.6/10

R · US · 127 min · September 10, 2026

  • Drama
  • History
  • Biography

Directed by: Sian Heder

Written by: Sian Heder, Judith Heumann, Kristen Joiner, Rebekah Taussig

In 1977, disability rights activist Judy Heumann leads a historic 28-day occupation of San Francisco's Federal Building, uniting protesters in a fight for accessibility laws and equal rights.

Directed by

Sian Heder

Written by

Sian HederJudith HeumannKristen JoinerRebekah Taussig

Cast & crew

Mark RuffaloJoseph CalifanoDylan O'BrienEvan WhiteRob DelaneyCongressman MillerDaniel DurantSteve McCleelandJon BeaversJim PechinDavid HewlettAgent SullivanWill BrillGene EidenbergRuth MadeleyJudy HeumannJoe CobdenHamilton JordanRay FisherChuck JacksonRussell HarvardOlin FortneyMissy YagerTrudy CalifanoRyan AllenWilly DicksRoberta ColindrezJoni BrevesDeborah RickettsSelf - Archive ResearcherMatthew JeffersGeraldMichael Patrick ThorntonEd RobertsLinden PorcoKenNic NovickiWalterMadeline DelpKitty ConeJeff GeddisMayor MasconeMark MacRaeNews AnchorLindsay LeeseLindaAndrew PilkingtonHale ZukasL.A. SweeneyEricka HugginsRaphael Grosz-HarveyOfficer FanelliAmanda RicherMariaColin DoyleReporterStephanie Carpanini504 ProtesterLeo PetrusBar PatronSiena RafterLynetteColin PlattCop 2Charlie Rush-ReeseDennisD'Arcee Charington NealRon WashingtonAntwan TolliverBrad LomaxMarika SimónBusinesswomanNathan ScottReporterTai Young504 Sit-In ProtesterRein BarcelCeceSaad Kassis MohamedSelfChris SellorsCongressman Phil BurtonYousef KadouraBobbySofia RodriguezSofiaRobert Rolland StoneSan Francisco Government EmployeeBurt WollastonCatherine MacKinnonCivil Rights Activist (uncredited)Joe PingueDC (uncredited)Julia SmeatonGovernment Secretary (uncredited)