Being Heumann
Being Heumann is a tv movie that has completed production with Permut Presentations, Apple Studios and The Telsey Office and 1 other attached. Adam Caldwell (casting director), Bernard Telsey (casting director) and Sian Heder (director) are attached. It was scheduled to shoot in Toronto, ON from May 2025 to June 2025. Production List last updated this listing on April 28, 2026.
Project Summary
Being Heumann is an upcoming biographical drama directed by Sian Heder, based on the memoir "Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist" by Judith Heumann. The film centers on Heumann's pivotal role in the disability rights movement, particularly highlighting the 1977 San Francisco sit-in, where over a hundred individuals with disabilities occupied a federal building to advocate for the enforcement of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. This 28-day protest was instrumental in advancing disability rights in the United States.
Production Contacts— Members Only
The production office and crew contacts for Being Heumann are on file at Production List, last updated April 28, 2026, and are available to members. Membership is $29.95 for the first month.
Cast & Crew
Production
| Line Producer | Diana Pokorny |
| Producer | John W. Beach |
| Producer | Alex Astrachan |
| Producer | Kevin Cleary |
| Producer | Judith Heumann |
| Producer | Kristen Joiner |
| Producer | David Permut |
Directing
| Director | Sian Heder |
Writing
| Writer | Sian Heder |
Casting
| Casting Director | Adam Caldwell |
| Casting Director | Bernard Telsey |
Cast
| Cast | Ali Stroker |
Contact details for each person listed are on file and available to members.
Working on Being Heumann
Being Heumann has finished principal photography. How productions hire crew · Working as an extra · Reaching the production office
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Source: Production List, published by the Film & Television Industry Alliance. Cite this page as https://www.productionlist.com/production/being-heumann (last updated Apr 28, 2026).