The 51st edition of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has announced that Siân Heder’s film 'Being Heumann' will be its opening night feature. This selection marks the official start of the prestigious festival.

Sian Heder’s activist drama “Being Heumann” will open the 51st edition of the Toronto International Film Festival. The movie, starring Ruth Madeley as disability rights advocate Judith Heumann, will host its world premiere on Sept. 10 at Roy Thomson Hall. “Being Heumann” is Heder’s follow-up to 2021’s “CODA,” which became a sensation at Sundance and sold […]