Deaf President Now!

Name: Deaf President Now!
Genre: Documentary
Released: May 16, 2025
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 82

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Apple Films | Release Date (Streaming): May 16, 2025 | Not Rated

Summary: Deaf President Now! recounts the eight days of historic protests held at Gallaudet University in 1988 after the school’s board of trustees appointed a hearing president over several very qualified Deaf candidates. After a week of rallies, boycotts and protests, the students of Gallaudet University triumph as the hearing president resignsDeaf President Now! recounts the eight days of historic protests held at Gallaudet University in 1988 after the school’s board of trustees appointed a hearing president over several very qualified Deaf candidates. After a week of rallies, boycotts and protests, the students of Gallaudet University triumph as the hearing president resigns and beloved dean Dr. I. King Jordan becomes the university’s first Deaf president. The protests marked a pivotal moment in civil rights history, with an impact that extended well beyond the Gallaudet campus, and paved the way for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).… Expand

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 100 min

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RogerEbert.com Matt Zoller Seitz

May 19, 2025

Roger Ebert famously described cinema as a machine that generates empathy. This movie is that machine: a relentless engine field by idealism and craft. Read full review

Bill Goodykoontz

May 14, 2025

With attacks on diversity and inclusion more abundant and dangerous than ever, “Deaf President Now!” is more relevant than ever. Read full review

Michael O'Sullivan

May 16, 2025

The message of “Deaf President Now!” comes across loud and clear: We will be heard. Read full review

Peter Debruge

May 12, 2025

The propulsive nonfiction story feels as inspirational as any scripted feature, reuniting the four Gallaudet grads who organized the movement to describe events in their own words — words of passion, dynamically signed on-screen and spoken aloud by unseen actors. Read full review

Alissa Wilkinson

May 15, 2025

Deaf President Now! skillfully draws the lines for all viewers. 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. Read full review

The Guardian Cath Clarke

May 15, 2025

With a blend of archive footage and re-enactments the film-makers skilfully recreate the urgency, passion and energy of their protest. Read full review

Tim Grierson

May 12, 2025

Deaf President Now! honors that struggle, even if the polished packaging doesn’t always possess a similar righteous fury. Read full review

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