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Being Heumann

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Directed by Sian Heder

Scrappy, defiant, and done being treated like a burden, Judy Heumann turns her outrage into a revolution. In 1977, she and more than 100 disability rights protestors send a very loud message: The system is broken—not us. From TMDB

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Being Heumann is a 2026 drama history film, directed by Sian Heder, starring Ruth Madeley, Mark Ruffalo and Dylan O'Brien.

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  • Rob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 13, 2026

    And here’s the trailer for BEING HEUMANN. In cinemas Nov 6, streaming on AppleTV Nov 13. I saw it last night at the London Film Festival & it’s a triumph.

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  • Rob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 5, 2026

    BEING HEUMANN in cinemas tomorrow! This movie will ROCK YOUR ASS, especially after the joyous midterm results. See with friends! www.beingheumannmovie.com/tickets/

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  • Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.appBluesky · Jul 21, 2026

    Really hoping the Being Heumann movie depicts this too. ew.com/being-heumann-judy-heumann-diabled-rights-activist-sian-heder-first-look-12020389

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  • J. Offir, PhD @joffirphd.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 3, 2026

    The teaser for BEING HEUMANN has dropped! This looks so exciting! Premiering at TIFF Sept. 10. In select theaters Nov. 6. Streaming on Apple TV Nov. 13. people.com/ruth-madeley...

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  • Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 17, 2025

    The film stars actress Ruth Madeley as Heumann and Mark Ruffalo as former Health, Education and Welfare secretary Joseph A. Califano Jr. The movie is based on Heumann’s bestselling autobiography “Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist.” bit.ly/4n5t6Ne

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  • Black Girl Nerds @blackgirlnerds.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 29, 2026

    BGN interviews filmmaker Siân Heder and actor Ruth Madeley for the Apple TV film Being Heumann.

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  • Dan Chibnall @bookowl.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 22, 2026

    Look at these legends. Former Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa and Griff III, Drake University Live Mascot, ready for the debut of "Being Heumann" at the The Varsity Cinema. Get to know the amazing work of The Harkin Institute, folks. @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social harkininstitute.drake.edu #GriffIII

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  • Disability Scoop @disabilityscoop.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 20, 2026

    Filmmaker Siân Heder, known for "CODA," talks about "Being Heumann," her new movie coming out this fall, which centers on a pivotal moment in the disability rights movement. #disabilities #BeingHeumann

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  • When To Stream @whentostream.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 12, 2026

    BEING HEUMANN (2026) - Official Trailer Streaming: November 13, 2026 Apple TV #BeingHeumann whentostream.com/apple-tv-rel...

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  • Brainiac Kim 🇨🇦 @brainiackim.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 14, 2026

    Make no mistake, "Being Heumann" is a movie whose significance most abled critics & viewers won't understand. But it represents a breaking of perceptions not just on disabled people, but on the history of #disability in film itself. A film w/ most disabled cast members! #ableism

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  • lizzard @lizzardMastodon · Oct 29, 2026

    At the sneak preview of Being Heumann at the CIL. It's lovely to ve here with the OGs who were in the 504 sitin, federal building occupation and protests!!! #BeingHeumann

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  • Kristen Lopez @kristenklopez.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 24, 2026

    With BEING HEUMANN premiering at AFI this shameless plug for my book POPCORN DISABILITIES. I wish I could have included the film. This was a labor of love book that the publisher didn’t understand at all. If you want to know why BH is breaking all the rules, it explains it. link.amazon/B0iflvm0q

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  • Jon Lewis @jonlewis.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 23, 2026

    One of my best undergrads later got a PhD from Ohio State and now he's in 'Being Heumann' and so, you know, I'm like an actual movie star now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQp2...

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  • WS @wsmrc.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 8, 2026

    Mark Ruffalo's new movie is "Being Heumann." Hmm, so he's happy to get paid (playing a villan) in a film about a Jewish American shero, Judith Heumann. smh. people.com/ruth-madeley...

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  • C.H. Romatowski @chromatowski.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 3, 2026

    If you haven’t read Being Heumann already, there’s still time before the movie comes out!

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  • Vilissa Thompson @vilissathompson.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 29, 2026

    This is how I spent my evening. Grateful to have had the chance to watch the screener before the Fireside Chat on Friday. So many thoughts. This is an incredible film about the protest & about Judy. #BeingHeumann

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  • David Rooney @david-rooney.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 11, 2026

    Siân Heder’s BEING HEUMANN, the director's first film since her Oscar-winning CODA, pulls from a similar inspirational playbook to tell the rousing story of a landmark fight for disability rights and the tenacious woman who led the charge. #Toronto2026 www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

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  • The Film Stage @thefilmstage.comBluesky · Nov 3, 2026

    Sian Heder's #BeingHeumann is about as grounded as a Hollywoodized iteration of this narrative could be. Read @yesitsalistair.bsky.social's review as the film opens in theaters:

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  • Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 15, 2026

    Join us Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 7:15pm with The Harkin Institute for an advance screening of BEING HEUMANN! A new film about Judy Heumann's global disability rights activism that changed laws and how people see disability. Tickets are free but must be reserved at: varsitydesmoines.com/movies/being...

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  • Morgan Leigh Davies @mldavies.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 9, 2026

    I'm watching a screener of BEING HEUMANN thanks to the great folks at Apple and woof this movie is... a mess. Definitely has some strong elements but falls into so many familiar traps in narratives about disabled people. I'm going to pitch a review of this but if you're commissioning hmu!

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  • BlindNewWorld @blindnewworld.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 17, 2026

    What does a movie set look like when the actors have a range of #disabilities? For the upcoming film "Being Heumann," it was different than a typical set, but also a lot more #accessible and #inclusive. #BlindNewWorld (Story via @thewrap.com ⬇️)

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  • Gaelynn Lea @gaelynnlea.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 5, 2026

    Then Paul & I finally get to see Being Heumann in the theater on November 7th with lovely disabled friends in Los Angeles! ❤️♿❤️ The movie: www.beingheumannmovie.com

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  • Black Girl Nerds @blackgirlnerds.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 29, 2026

    Director Siân Heder on how her film 'CODA' became a launching pad for other projects. Her new film 'Being Heumann' premieres Nov 13th on Apple TV.

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  • bookletting.bsky.social @bookletting.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 13, 2026

    I am excited by the Narnia traile4, but even more so for this, based on the amazing book, Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist tv.apple.com/us/movie/bei...

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  • gayatripat.bsky.social @gayatripat.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 13, 2026

    The official trailer for BEING HEUMANN is here! @beaconpress.bsky.social couldn't be more excited that Judy's story is reaching new audiences. The movie is playing in select theaters 11/6 and streaming on Apple TV 11/13. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQp2...

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  • Tinman 🌹 🖖 @tinmanzac.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 13, 2026

    I cannot wait to see this movie! #beingheumann #disability #disabilityrights youtu.be/CQp2pUXLvJk?...

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  • Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities @dcqualitytrust.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 28, 2026

    Quality Trust is excited to invite you to a FREE public screening of the upcoming Apple original movie, "Being Heumann" on the night of the nationwide streaming premiere. While the event is free, registration is required. bit.ly/QTPublicScre.... #BeingHeumann #DisabilityRights #DCEvents

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  • Helen Rottier @helenrottier.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 22, 2026

    We just walked out of a screening of Being Heumann at the Chicago Intl. Film Festival and it was EVERYTHING. 🎥🎬

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  • Larry Oliver @larryoliverfilm.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 19, 2026

    London Film Festival. Airing on Apple TV in November is the entertaining and uplifting disability rights drama, 'Being Heumann', which depicts the occupation in 1977 of the San Francisco offices of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. larryoliverfilm.blogspot.com/2026/10/52-f...

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  • Ben Bloodworth @benbloodworth.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 19, 2026

    I re-re-watched Crip Camp yesterday in excited anticipation for the forthcoming release of ‘Being Heumann’. It is such a deeply joyful and life affirming experience, and Judy is such a wonderful person and frankly a hero! I really hope the film can do her & the disability rights movement justice!!

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  • Tom Mason @tommakescomics.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 16, 2026

    My friend Kevin - a producer on the upcoming "Being Heumann" movie - looks at James Bond in the comics! #jamesbond #comics #comicbooks

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  • Jack Martin @jackwmartin.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 13, 2026

    #LFF - BEING HEUMANN I’m a sucker for disability representation in film (especially since I am autistic myself), so I was obviously very into this rousing crowdpleaser in which Ruth Madeley is phenomenal as activist Judy Heumann. Bit overlong, but thoroughly loved this.

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  • Andrew Pulrang @apulrang.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 2, 2026

    Disability Thinking Weekday - Friday, October 2, 2026 - Friday Video Share: "Being Heumann -- Official Teaser | Apple TV" #Disability #Disabled disability-thinking-weekday.ghost.io/10-2-26-frid...

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  • Indivisible Cortland County @indivisiblecortcty.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 23, 2026

    Coming this November to select movie theaters: "Being Heumann," about late disability rights icon Judy Heumann (1947-2023). Heumann contracted polio and lost the ability to walk at the age of 2. www.imdb.com/title/tt1509...

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  • Mario Aguilar @bleubird76.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 21, 2026

    🎥🎞️🎬 This Looks Really Good! I Look Forward To Seeing This! #Film #Movie #Cinema #BeingHeumann youtu.be/9INUY8uKRyU?...

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  • Charles Johnston @charlesjohnston.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 11, 2026

    Being Heumann opened TIFF with a bang last night, a movie the director Siân Heder describes as "Dog Day Afternoon with disabled people." The cast brought tremendous authenticity to the film and a groundbreaking amount of candor and humor.

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  • Jerome Persaud @swingingbunt.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 11, 2026

    Tying the recent Lake Ontario fake name changes with an American story and its American producers is a real stretch. One clearly has nothing to do with the other. I heard Bailey’s same speech at the 6pm Being Heumann, people cheered for his zinger, and for the movie, separately. It wasn’t weird.

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  • realcaseyrollins @[email protected]Lemmy · Sep 2, 2026

    Being Heumann — Official Teaser | Apple TV. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9INUY8uKRyU

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  • gayatripat.bsky.social @gayatripat.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 24, 2026

    @beaconpress.bsky.social is so excited to see the official Apple PR page for the upcoming Judy Heumann movie "Being Heumann"! In select theaters 11/6 and on Apple TV 11/13. Her memoir BEING HEUMANN is also available wherever books are sold! www.apple.com/tv-pr/origin...

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  • Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 6, 2026

    A few snapshots from our advance screening of BEING HEUMANN a couple weeks ago with our friends at the Harkin Institute! If you missed the film, we have two upcoming screenings of the inspiring new biopic, on November 13 & 14. Both presented with open captions. varsitydesmoines.com/movies/being...

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  • ADA National Network @adata.orgBluesky · Nov 5, 2026

    "'Being Heumann' will hit theaters Nov. 6 and begin streaming on Apple TV Nov. 13. It is also, crucially, Heder’s first film since 2021’s 'CODA.'" Read more from @disabilityscoop.bsky.social about the new movie here: www.disabilityscoop.com/2026/10/20/a... #BeingHeumann #JudyHeumann #Disability

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  • Spoonie Threads @spooniethreads.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 5, 2026

    Disability rights were won through persistence, protest, and people demanding to be heard. 💙 Being Heumann brings Judy Heumann’s story and the historic fight for disability rights to the screen. The Guardian reviews the film and the legacy behind it. www.theguardian.com/film/2026/no...

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  • Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities @dcqualitytrust.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 2, 2026

    FREE SCREENING (11/13): Being Heumann is a 2026 American biographical film about Judy Heumann and how her hard work paved the way for the ADA. We're hosting a public screening on its opening night streaming nationwide. Registration is required: Bit.ly/QTPublicScreeningofBeingHeumann.

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  • Natalie Davis @nataliedavis.journa.host.ap.brid.gyBluesky · Nov 2, 2026

    Movie review: Inspiring 'Being Heumann' celebrates revolutionary action https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Movies/2026/11/02/Being-Heumann-movie-review/3881793332785/

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  • CommunicationFIRST @communicationfirst.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 1, 2026

    screening on Nov. 14. More info here: lnk.to/heumann. [Image: CommunicationFIRST’s Tauna Szymanski and Sam Crane stand on the red carpet at the World Institute on Disability’s advance screening of Being Heumann. On a large film poster behind them, Ruth Madeley portrays Judy Heumann and raises her…

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  • Danny O'B @danny.mastodon.spesh.com.ap.brid.gyBluesky · Oct 29, 2026

    escorted to a sneak preview of Being Heumann by @lizzard . It's a movie that wins you over in the first five minutes, and then never stops until it wins everything. If you don't know the story of how the 1970s disability rights movement went down, you're in for a great ride. If you *did* know […]

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  • James @moderntuba.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 26, 2026

    Went to the L.A. premiere of BEING HEUMANN last night, the new film that tells the story of Judy Heumann & the sit-in for disability rights in 1977, which changed everything. It was a powerful, moving look at an inflection point in our history that rarely gets talked about or examined. #beingheumann

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  • Amy Julia Becker @amyjuliabecker.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 23, 2026

    Author, advocate, and screenwriter Rebekah Taussig on the film Being Heumann and telling stories that challenge barriers and reshape how we see disability Author Micha Boyett on slowing down and making space for God amid the hurry and fullness of Advent 3/

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  • FilmBook @FilmBookMastodon · Oct 19, 2026

    Apple TV November 2026 Schedule: New Movies & TV Shows Link: https://film-book.com/apple-tv-november-2026-schedule-new-movies-tv-shows/?fsp_sid=270571 #AppleTV #BeingHeumann #StreamingSchedule

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  • THE FANBASE WEEKLY Podcast @thefanbaseweekly.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 14, 2026

    @geektyrant.com: Inspiring Full Trailer For BEING HEUMANN Based on the Revolutionary Disability Rights Activist Judy Heumann geektyrant.com/news/inspiri...

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  • Kirsty Harris @muttley76.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 13, 2026

    Film 17 - Being Heumann - An engaging look at the early days of the US disabled rights movement, which at times veers towards patronising but is kept on track by the strong lead performance by Ruth Madeley. A shame that Ruffalo wasn’t given more interesting material. 7/10. #LFF #Filmsky

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  • @[email protected]Mastodon · Oct 13, 2026

    This looks great https://bsky.app/profile/robdelaney.bsky.social/post/3mxqrak5gi22g Trailer → https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/originals/being-heumann/trailers-videos/ #BeingHeumann

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  • beautifulballad.bsky.social @beautifulballad.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 12, 2026

    Watch The Trailer For The New Apple TV Original, 'Being Heumann'! www.beautifulballad.org/2026/10/12/w...

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  • Paul @bitoclass.ukBluesky · Oct 12, 2026

    #LFF film 9: Being Heumann ★★★★★ Am I reviewing the film, or the real-life activism of Judy Heumann and the other disability rights campaigners portrayed in it? Both! A feel-good tale of activist solidarity that felt [to this non-disabled accessibility worker] very inclusive, intersectional and real

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  • still a mfn simone stan account — yes, all of them!! @larrycurlyanfro.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 12, 2026

    AppleTV please get your marketing together so more ppl can know about the Being Heumann movie that comes out on 11/6. More historical stories that we haven’t seen popularized on screen? TY! 🙌🏾

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  • ComingSoon.net [Unofficial] @[email protected]Mastodon · Oct 12, 2026

    Mark Ruffalo Plays the Bureaucrat Blocking Activists in Being Heumann Trailer https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/trailers/2205895-mark-ruffalo-bureaucrat-blocking-activists-being-heumann-trailer

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  • Ian Robinson @ianrobinson.infoBluesky · Oct 12, 2026

    Being Heumann — Official Trailer | Apple TV Based on a true story about disability rights activist Judy Heumann, directed by CODA’s Siân Heder (Academy Award® Winner, Best Picture). Being Heumann is in select theaters November 6. Streaming November 13 on Apple TV. youtu.be/CQp2pUXLvJk #Film

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  • IndieWire [Unofficial] @[email protected]Mastodon · Oct 12, 2026

    ‘Being Heumann’ Trailer: Siân Heder’s ‘CODA’ Follow-Up Is a Rousing Biopic About a True American Hero https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.indiewire.com/news/trailers/being-heumann-trailer-sian-heder-coda-follow-up-biopic-1235221409/

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  • Patrick J. Hurst @insertmontage.comBluesky · Oct 12, 2026

    #NowWatching Being Heumann #LFF day 6, film 1 here we go…

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  • Dan Hayward @danielhayward.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 9, 2026

    Fascinating article on the making of the movie Being Heumann. Filmmaker Siân Heder "hopes that she can show other filmmakers that there are ways to include more disabled actors in their productions with some ingenuity, flexibility and compassion." www.thewrap.com/creative-con...

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Judith 'Judy' Heumann
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