BEING HEUMANN
Special Features: Select open-captioned, open audio description and sensory-friendly screenings offered
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 have 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, their movement’s accidental leaders struggle to find a path forward where none has ever been paved for them. Directed by Academy Award®–winning filmmaker Siân Heder (AFI DWW+ Class of 2005) and based on true events, BEING HEUMANN is the revolutionary, irreverent and deeply human story of people trying to pull off the impossible and change the lives of millions. DIR/SCR/PROD Siân Heder; SCR Rebekah Taussig, from the memoir by Judith Heumann; PROD David Permut, Kevin J. Walsh, John W. Beach, Kevin Cleary. U.S., 2026, color, 127 min. RATED R
“Beautifully captures an era and a group of people who risked everything to change the world.” — Joe Schmidt, Collider
“[Siân] Heder brings humor and heart to [her] finest work yet.” — Nadia Dalimonte, Next Best Picture
Select open-captioned, open-audio description and sensory-friendly screenings offered, as noted. Read more.
Open Audio Description screenings will have a narrated track that explains key visual details on screen — such as actions, facial expressions and settings — for movie-goers who are blind or low-vision.
Run Time: 127 Minutes
Opening Date: Friday, November 20, 2026
Genre: Historical drama
