Apple Debuts Official Trailer for 'Being Heumann' Starring Ruth Madeley [Video]

Apple has released the official trailer for Being Heumann, a film about disability rights activist Judy Heumann starring Ruth Madeley. It opens in select theaters on November 6 and arrives on Apple TV on November 13.

Set in 1977, the film follows Heumann as she and more than 100 fellow activists occupy a federal building in San Francisco to demand equal rights. Mark Ruffalo plays a government official they are pressing to act. The occupation becomes the longest of a federal building in American history, according to the film's synopsis.

Siân Heder, who directed CODA, wrote, directed, and produced Being Heumann. Rebekah Taussig co-wrote the screenplay, and the supporting cast includes Dylan O'Brien, Daniel Durant, and Rob Delaney. The film premiered on opening night at the Toronto International Film Festival and is set for a gala presentation at the BFI London Film Festival. Its Apple TV page is available ahead of release.