Being Heumann, the drama starring Ruth Madeley as disability rights activist Judy Heumann, has arrived on Apple TV alongside a new sign-language interpretation option for selected films.
The film began streaming on Friday, November 13, following a limited theatrical release on November 6.
Directed by CODA filmmaker Siân Heder, it follows Heumann and fellow activists during a 1977 protest in San Francisco. Their occupation of government offices becomes a campaign to challenge discrimination and secure action on disability rights.
Madeley leads a cast that includes Mark Ruffalo, Madeline Delp and Dylan O’Brien. Heder also co-wrote the film with Rebekah Taussig.
Before its streaming release, Being Heumann closed the AFI Film Festival in Los Angeles on October 25, with Madeley, Ruffalo and Heder attending the premiere.
Its arrival also marks the launch of Apple TV’s Sign Language feature, announced earlier this week. Apple says the option was designed and tested with Deaf and native signers.
American Sign Language and British Sign Language interpretation are being offered for Being Heumann and F1. Apple plans to add Way of the Warrior Kid and Greyhound later this year.
Daniel Durant, who appears in Being Heumann, directed the film’s sign-language interpretation.
Supported titles will carry a Sign Language icon. Viewers can enable the option in the Apple TV app’s settings and select it during playback, although availability depends on compatible software and devices.
