To Follow Her Best Picture Win, Siân Heder Opted to Make ‘the Hardest Story She Could Imagine’
Culture Index
Score Breakdown
Relevance
14/25
Freshness
25/25
Authority
18/20
Brand Signal
6/15
Depth
3/15
5-Axis Cultural Radar
For "Being Heumann," Heder takes on a seminal moment in the life of the remarkable disability activist Judy Heumann. She imagined a risky film, populated by all manner of disabled performers, that felt more "Dog Dog Afternoon" than cultural vegetables. All that? It was scary. It was worth it.
