Deaf President Now!

It’s a manifestation of what change makers all too often run into: ears that are metaphorically deaf to the obvious.

It’s a stealthy formal triumph that refines existing cinematic language and adds brand new words and phrases to the vocabulary, as it were, because that’s what was needed to do justice to its subject matter.

An extraordinary portrait of one pivotal week in the history of Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C.

Among its virtues, the film also captures the enormous affection for Gallaudet that its students held, and still do, and the sense of belonging it offered to those who had grown up in a world of much sound and less sympathy.

No two signs look exactly the same. Such is one memorable lesson from the slick but powerful documentary Deaf President Now!

It’s not just a story about a moment in history: It’s also about the ways the movement for deaf education led to the broader disability rights arguments, and how everyone’s rights depend on everyone else’s.

The compelling and deeply moving film features a wealth of archive footage, innovative sound design that immerses the viewer in the Deaf perspective, and fascinating new interviews with key figures of the movement.

Students may have lit a figurative match in 1988, but watch this movie to discover if everyone – inside and outside of Gallaudet - can embrace the warm, inviting glow of righteousness.

Deaf President Now! recounts the student protests of 1988 that resulted in the appointment of Gallaudet's first deaf president. It's an uplifting and powerful documentary that shines a light on the importance and power of protests.

The powerful documentary DEAF PRESIDENT NOW tells the story of that game-changing eight-day protest, which took place before the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act and did so much to change how other people saw Deaf people. It marked a major..