Reviews Split on Heder's 'Being Heumann' as Disability Rights Biopic Hits Theaters
Siân Heder’s follow-up to 'CODA,' 'Being Heumann,' premiered at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival and will release in select theaters on November 6, followed by an Apple TV+ launch on November 13. The film chronicles the 1977 sit-in at the San Francisco federal building that forced the implementation of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. While critics praise the authentic casting of disabled actors and the film’s emotional resonance, opinions are sharply divided on its narrative structure and tonal consistency.
