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’ve 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, a movement’s accidental leaders struggle to find a path forward where none has ever been paved. Directed by Academy Award winner Siân Heder (CODA) and based on true events, Being Heumann is a revolutionary, irreverent, and deeply human story about the least likely people trying to pull off the impossible and change the lives of millions.
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Being Heumann arrives in select theaters on November 6 and on demand on November 13, 2026.
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