Being Heumann
American biographical drama film
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Being Heumann is an upcoming American biographical drama film directed by Sian Heder with Ruth Madeley starring as Judith Heumann alongside Mark Ruffalo. It is an adaptation of the memoir Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist by Judith Heumann.
Rebekah Taussig
by Judith Heumann
- Kevin Walsh
- David Permut
- John W. Beach
- Kevin Cleary
| 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 by Judith Heumann |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jamie D. Ramsay |
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| Distributed by | Apple TV |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cast
- Ruth Madeley as Judith Heumann
- Mark Ruffalo as Joseph A. Califano Jr.
- Dylan O'Brien as Evan White
- Madeline Delp as Kitty Cone
- Rob Delaney as Congressman Miller
- Ray Fisher as Chuck Jackson
- Michael Patrick Thornton as Ed Roberts
- Antwan Tolliver as Brad Lomax
- Daniel Durant as Steve McCleeland
- Jon Beavers as Jim Pechin
- Roberta Colindrez as Joni Breves
- Russell Harvard as Olin Fortney
Production
The film is directed by Sian Heder, who – with Rebekah Taussig – adapted the Judy Heumann memoir, Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist. The film is from Apple Studios and is produced by David 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 and Dylan 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, and Russell Harvard joined the cast.[4][5]
Principal photography took place in Toronto in mid-2025.[6]
