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Based on the memoir 'Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist', the film tells the story of Judith Heumann's fight for equality. Paralyzed from polio at a young age, she faced numerous obstacles, from being denied the right to attend school to being refused a teaching license. As a young woman, she led the Section 504 Sit-In, the longest takeover of a federal building in U.S. history, successfully pressuring the Carter administration to implement protections for disabled people's rights and sparking a national movement.
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Based on the memoir 'Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist', the film tells the story of Judith Heumann's fight for equality. Paralyzed from polio at a young age, she faced numerous obstacles, from being denied the right to attend school to being refused a teaching license. As a young woman, she led the Section 504 Sit-In, the longest takeover of a federal building in U.S. history, successfully pressuring the Carter administration to implement protections for disabled people's rights and sparking a national movement.
The film is based on Judith Heumann's 2020 memoir, 'Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist'.
The movie had its world premiere as the opening film of the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival.