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The Toronto International Film Festival kicked off with screenings such as the documentary 'Being Heumann' and the drama 'The Housewife.' The event highlights a mix of disability advocacy narratives and post-Holocaust storytelling.
Penélope Cruz, Isabelle Huppert, Lee Chang-dong, Rosalind Eleazar, and Siân Heder have been announced as the initial recipients for the TIFF Tribute Awards. These awards will be presented at the Toronto International Film 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 […]