Being Heumann

On my way to Whitehall to camp out and order a Five Guys

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BEING HEUMANN is a rousing true-story protest film that honors Judy Heumann and the ongoing fight for basic human rights for people with disabilities. It’s a crowd-pleaser, as broad as broad can be, but told with tremendous sincerity and the utmost respect for its subjects.…

Matt Neglia

incredible from start to finish, a very emotional watch with an outstanding choice of cast. was also very pleasant to see the bfi accommodate disabled guests so well at this screening.

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TIFF26 Morning Screening @ TIFF Lightbox Never seen CODA, (the same director of that film), but this was really great though, a genuinely, powerful, heartfelt, hilarious biopic on the ADA 504 act back in the 70s, and the hard work that had to be done to make sure they…

huntwatch

Crowd pleasing in the best sense. Shows that activism and revolution is a collective effort and an on-going battle that does not end with one victory. Dylan O’Brien continues to be one to watch. TIFF 2026 #6

Marya E. Gates

TIFF 26 World Premiere I admit I wasn’t much a fan of Sian Heder’s last film, Coda, but Being Heumann is a slight improvement over that film in my eyes. Though, there are still formulaic biopic tropes in this film, which is not my cup of tea. With that being said, I also…

Sam Jalali

Everything is just enough here. It’s just crowd-pleasing enough, there’s just enough that’s aesthetically interesting (I like the adherence of POV at the beginning and the use of a lower frame) and it’s just well-acted enough (I was drawn to the two Black Panther members).…

Robert Daniels

Disability is not a tragedy. It is a tremendous hassle.

swagapino

BEING HEUMANN is full of heart as the true story of the historic 1977 sit-in led by Judy Heumann demanding the signing of section 504, crucial accessibility regulations. All the challenges and struggles you would think they encountered are there, as well as all the expected…

Leesah Sea