Siân Heder's new film 'Being Huemann' gets a review

[DerryCarpenter]

Looks like Siân Heder's back with a new film titled "Being Huemann," and it's stirring things up though not quite like "CODA." According to Variety, it's a bold dramatization focusing on the protest that sparked the disabled-rights movement.

The review notes, "Being Huemann isn't as transporting a movie as 'CODA' was, yet it's a stirring drama cut from the same cloth of cathartic empathy."

I appreciate that Heder's continuing to tackle impactful stories.

‘Being Huemann’ Review: Siân Heder’s First Film Since ‘CODA’ Is a Bold and Stirring Dramatization of the Protest That Launched the Disabled-Rights Revolution

In Siân Heder's first movie since "CODA," Ruth Madeley plays the disability-rights leader Judy Heumann like an officious Joan of Arc.

variety.com

 

[MalMars]

Heder definitely has a knack for impactful storytelling, but I wonder if "Being Huemann" will connect as deeply as "CODA" did, sometimes those bold dramatizations can miss the mark. It's important to strike the right emotional balance, and not every story translates as powerfully to the screen.