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Limited theatrical November 6, 2026
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Being Heumann (2026)

Being Heumann is a book-based movie adapted from "Being Heumann" by Judith Heumann, Kristen Joiner. This Drama/History film is a direct adaptation, and its release date is November 6, 2026.

The Source Material

Being Heumann

An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist

by Judith Heumann, Kristen Joiner

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Overview

A story of fighting to belong in a world that wasn’t built for all of us and of one woman’s activism—from the streets of Brooklyn and San Francisco to inside the halls of Washington—Being Heumann recounts Judy Heumann’s lifelong battle to achieve respect, acce…

About The Movie

Description

Scrappy, defiant, and done being treated like a burden, Judy Heumann turns her outrage into a revolution. In 1977, she and more than 100 disability rights protestors send a very loud message: The system is broken—not us.

Details

Title
Being Heumann
Original Title
Being Heumann
Original Language
EN
Genres
Drama, History
US Limited Theatrical
November 6, 2026 · Rated R
US Digital / TV
November 12, 2026 · Rated R
US Digital / TV Note
Apple TV