Ruth Madeley plays the leader of a milestone 1977 anti-discrimination protest, Judy Heumann, in Apple’s crowd-pleaser from the ‘CODA’ director, which opened the Toronto Film Festival.
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TIFF Opens With Siân Heder’s Crowd-Pleasing ‘Being Heumann’ — and Apple Has Its Next Oscar Contender
Being Heumann review – Coda director’s disability rights drama is well-intentioned but clunky
Sian Heder Says “Collective Action Matters” as ‘Being Heumann’ Opens Toronto Film Festival
‘Being Heumann’ Review: Siân Heder’s Drama About the Fight for Disability Rights Strikes Familiar Notes but Gets the Inspirational Uplift Job Done
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WorldPingToronto film festival: the rousing story of Judith Heumann makes for obvious dramatic fodder and at times this biopic finds a rebellious groove but too much feels cut-and-paste On my way to Toronto, I wheeled my suitcase toward the taxi that would ta…
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WorldPing"Being Huemann" isn’t as transporting a movie as "CODA" was, yet it’s a stirring drama cut from the same cloth of cathartic empathy.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Variety
WorldPingWhile the title Being Heumann is a reference to disability rights activist Judy Heumann’s tireless efforts in legislating accessibility, the biopic is better viewed as an ensemble piece that captures the entire movement she championed.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Deadline
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow declared her city’s waterfront “will always be Lake Ontario” during a gala opening night for TIFF overshadowed by Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Hollywood Reporter
WorldPing“Being Heumann” opens on a New York sidewalk that doesn’t allow Judy Heumann to climb it. There’s no curb cut or ramp. Just a woman and her wheelchair. Director Siân Heder holds on it — and then Judy gives the middle finger.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Variety
WorldPingIn 2015, Alyssa Hill’s startling Holocaust-themed script made the Black List of best unproduced screenplays.
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