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‘Being Heumann’ Star Ruth Madeley And Casting Team On Championing Diversity Onscreen – Contenders L.A.

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Deadline reports on a panel at its Contenders Film Los Angeles event where Being Heumann star Ruth Madeley and casting directors Bernard Telsey and Adam Caldwell discussed championing diversity in the film. Madeley said she recognized some of her own experiences in Judy Heumann's story, including being called a fire hazard, and joked that the phrase would make the perfect title for her autobiography.

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  1. Deadline FIRST 3h ago ‘Being Heumann’ Star Ruth Madeley And Casting Team On Championing Diversity Onscreen – Contenders L.A.

    Ruth Madeley recognized some of her own experiences in Judy Heumann’s story, including the indignity of being called a fire hazard. “The amount of times I’ve been called a fire hazard, it’s going to be the name of my autobiography. I’m telling you, it’s the perfect title,” Madeley said at Deadline’s Contenders Film Los Angeles. […]

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