Here is the full official trailer for Being Heumann, the biographical drama from filmmaker Siân Heder that follows disability rights activist Judy Heumann, who leads more than a hundred young people in a radical act of defiance as they take over the San Francisco Federal building in a fight for equal rights.
Being Heumann
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Siân Heder’s ‘Being Heumann’ Set as Closing Film of AFI FEST

Andrew Pilkington, Siena Rafter, Charlie Rush-Reese, Dylan O’Brien, Roberta Colindrez, Ruth Madeley and Madeline Delp in Being Heumann directed by Siân Heder (Apple) Being Heumann, the biographical drama directed and co-written by Academy Award winner Siân Heder (CODA, AFI DWW+ Class of 2005) will close the 2026 AFI FEST.
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‘Being Heumann’ Teaser Trailer – First Look at Siân Heder’s Biopic of Judy Heumann, “Mother of the Disability Rights Movement”
Apple revealed the teaser trailer for Being Heumann, a biographical drama film that chronicles Judy Heumann, known as the “mother of the disability rights movement,” as she leads a group of young adults who come together to find their collective voice in a fight against discrimination.
