'Being Heumann' Trailer Chronicles Judy Heumann's Fight for Equality
Apple Original Films has unveiled the official trailer for Being Heumann, the upcoming docudrama exploring the life and legacy of disability rights activist Judy Heumann, ahead of its release in select UK cinemas on November 6 and its global streaming debut on Apple TV on November 13.
October 13, 2026
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Overview
Release date: November 6, 2026 (Cinemas); November 13, 2026 (Apple TV)
Director: Siân Heder
Cast: Ruth Madeley, Mark Ruffalo, Dylan O'Brien, Madeline Delp
Genre: Docudrama
Distributor or studio: Apple Original Films
What We Know So Far
Apple Original Films have unveiled the trailer for the critically acclaimed feature Being Heumann, the powerful new drama from writer/director/producer Siân Heder that follows disability rights activist Judy Heumann, who leads more than a hundred young people in a radical act of defiance as they take over the San Francisco Federal building in a fight for equal rights. The trailer debuts just ahead of the Gala presentation of Being Heumann at the BFI London Film Festival, and following the film’s opening night premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Being Heumann will debut in select UK cinemas on November 6, 2026 and premiere globally on Apple TV Friday, November 13, 2026.
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. Directed by Academy Award winner Siân Heder (CODA) and based on true events, Being Heumann 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.
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