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The festival runs through Sept. 20.<\/p>\n<p>Heumann, who died in 2023, has been called the \u201cmother of the disability rights movement\u201d for her longtime advocacy and for lobbying for what eventually led to the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. Heumann, who lost the ability to walk at age 2, was also a central figure in the Oscar-nominated 2020 film \u201cCrip Camp.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cBeing Heumann\u201d is Heder\u2019s follow-up to the 2021 film \u201cCODA,\u201d which won best picture at the Academy Awards. The win marked a milestone for the deaf community and signaled the first time a streamer, Apple, won Hollywood\u2019s top award. 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