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title: "Being Heumann trailer debuts ahead of 6 November cinema release"
description: "Siân Heder's disability-rights drama stars Ruth Madeley and Mark Ruffalo; it hits Apple TV+ globally on 13 November."
url: https://mactoreality.com/being-heumann-trailer-debuts-ahead-of-6-november-cinema-release
published: 2026-10-13T00:14:56Z
updated: 2026-10-13T00:14:56Z
author: "Mac to Reality Newsdesk"
category: News
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publisher: Mac to Reality
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# Being Heumann trailer debuts ahead of 6 November cinema release

*Siân Heder's disability-rights drama stars Ruth Madeley and Mark Ruffalo; it hits Apple TV+ globally on 13 November.*

**Key points**

- Apple released the Being Heumann trailer on Monday; Ruth Madeley plays Judy Heumann and Mark Ruffalo plays a government bureaucrat.
- The film opens in select cinemas on 6 November 2026 and globally on Apple TV+ on 13 November 2026.
- Being Heumann premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and will next screen as a gala at the BFI London Film Festival.

[Apple TV Press’s Apple TV Press reported](https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2026/10/apple-original-films-releases-trailer-for-being-heumann-the-rousing-new-film-from-academy-award-winner-sin-heder/) on Monday that Apple has released the trailer for *Being Heumann*, Siân Heder’s drama about disability rights activist Judy Heumann’s 1977 occupation of the San Francisco Federal building. Ruth Madeley plays Heumann and Mark Ruffalo plays a government bureaucrat; the film opens in select cinemas on 6 November and globally on Apple TV+ on 13 November.

Apple shared the trailer ahead of the film’s gala screening at the BFI London Film Festival, after its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film is produced by David Permut, John Beach, Kevin Cleary and Kevin Walsh, with Heder also producing; Jim LeBrecht, Diana Pokorny, Ann Molin and Kristen Joiner are executive producers.

## Why it matters

In our view, *Being Heumann* is Apple TV+’s awards-season play for autumn 2026, with festival pedigree and a 6 November launch timed for awards consideration. Apple says its original films, documentaries and series have earned 919 award wins and 3,832 nominations, and Apple TV+ is available in more than 100 countries and on over 1 billion screens.

## Sources

- [Apple TV Press: Apple Original Films releases trailer for “Being Heumann,” the rousing new film from Siân Heder](https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2026/10/apple-original-films-releases-trailer-for-being-heumann-the-rousing-new-film-from-academy-award-winner-sin-heder/)

*This report was written by the Mac to Reality newsdesk with AI assistance from the sources listed above, under the editorial policy at https://mactoreality.com/editorial-policy.*