In 'Being Heumann,' Siân Heder and Ruth Madeley channel the spirit of a disability rights pioneer

PPhiladelphia Tribune·By By JAKE COYLE - AP Film Writer·November 6, 2026 Read on Philadelphia Tribune ↗

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Siân Heder's follow-up to the best picture-winning “CODA” chronicles the disability rights pioneer Judy Heumann. Heumann died at the age of 75 in 2023 while Heder was developing the movie with her

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