Middleburg Film Festival Sets ‘Being Heumann’ as Closing Night Film, Martin McDonagh, Seth Rogen and Rosalind Eleazar Lead Honorees

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Clayton Davis

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“Being Heumann,” Oscar winner Siân Heder’s Apple Original Film, will close the 14th Middleburg Film Festival, which runs Oct. 15-18. The festival has also set Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi’s “La Bola Negra” as its Friday Spotlight and Tony Gilroy’s “Behemoth!” as its Sunday Spotlight. As previously announced, the festival will open with Jesse Eisenberg’s “The Debut.”

Martin McDonagh, Brad Bird, Seth Rogen, Rosalind Eleazar, Guitarricadelafuente and casting directors Adam Caldwell and Bernard Telsey will be honored at this year’s festival. Billie Jean King and Bill Pullman are among the special guests.

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