Film screening of Being Heumann, directed by Siân Heder, with a panel discussion on 17 November.
Being Heumann is screening at Watershed on Friday 13 November, with a second showing on Tuesday 17 November. It's directed by Siân Heder, who won the Academy Award for CODA, and it's based on true events.
The film follows disabled activist Judy Heumann, and a good chunk of it looks back to 1977. That's when a young disabled woman — played by Ruth Madeley — and a coalition of outsiders took over a federal building in the longest occupation of a federal building in American history. They held out until the bureaucrat in their way, played by Mark Ruffalo, finally took action. It's a story about a specific moment in disability activism that ended up having a far wider reach than just the building they occupied.
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The 13 November screening is part of a larger programme at Watershed, and it's the one to go for if you want more than just the film: it's followed by a panel discussion hosted and presented in partnership with the Bristol Disability Equality Forum. If you're not free on the Friday, the second screening on Tuesday 17 November is there as a backup. Between the two, you've got a choice of when to see it, and the Friday one gives you a chance to stick around and hear more about the subject after the credits roll.
