Siân Heder's 'CODA' Follow-Up
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Key Points:
- Apple Original Films released a teaser trailer for "Being Heumann," directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Siân Heder, which will premiere as the opening film of the Toronto Film Festival on September 10.
- The film tells the true story of disability-rights advocate Judy Heumann, portrayed by Ruth Madeley, focusing on the 1977 28-day sit-in at the San Francisco Federal Building advocating for enforcement of section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
- Mark Ruffalo stars as a bureaucrat opposing the protesters, with Dylan O’Brien, Jon Beavers, Rob Delaney, and Ray Fisher also featured in the cast.
- "Being Heumann" will be released in select theaters on November 6 and will be available on Apple TV+ starting November 13.
- The Toronto International Film Festival runs from September 10-20, also premiering films like "Prima Facie" starring Cynthia Erivo and "The Assassin(s)" by Hur Jin-ho.
