DEAF PRESIDENT NOW! Trailer Released

Apple Original Films has released the trailer for the groundbreaking new documentary, Deaf President Now!, from Academy Award-nominated producer, co-director and Deaf activist Nyle DiMarco, and Academy Award-winning producer and co-director Davis Guggenheim.

SYNOPSIS: The story of the greatest civil rights movement most people have never heard of. 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 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). Deaf President Now! features exclusive interviews with the five key figures of the movement, including the DPN4 — Jerry Covell, Bridgetta Bourne-Firl, Tim Rarus and Greg Hlibok — alongside I. King Jordan, as well as archival and scripted elements. The film also incorporates an experimental narrative approach called Deaf Point of View, using impressionistic visual photography and intricate sound design to thrust the audience into the Deaf experience.

ABOUT THE FILM

• Genre: Documentary
• Director: Nyle DiMarco, Davis Guggenheim
• Produced by: Amanda Rohlke, Davis Guggenheim, Jonathan King, Nyle DiMarco, Michael Harte

DEAF PRESIDENT NOW! will premiere globally on May 16, 2025 on Apple TV+!