Deaf President Now! (2025)

Directed by

Nyle DiMarco, Davis Guggenheim

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

R

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 21 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary recounts the 1988 student-led protest at Gallaudet University. Students demanded that a deaf president be chosen after a hearing candidate was selected over deaf applicants.

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What happens

Deaf President Now! is a 2025 American documentary film, directed and produced by Nyle DiMarco and Davis Guggenheim. It follows the 1988 student protest at Gallaudet University, when a hearing candidate was elected over other deaf candidates. It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 28, 2025, and was released on May 16, 2025, by Apple Original Films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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