Deaf President Now!” filmmakers say the new documentary about 1988 protests at Gallaudet University can inspire young people who feel “they’re living in a tumultuous world.” ...

A new documentary revisits a pivotal week at Gallaudet University in 1988.

Documentary looks back on the campaign to appoint the first deaf president of Gallaudet University.

It’s not just a protest you’re watching in “Deaf President Now!” It’s a revolution. One with civil rights implications for so many other groups in the decades since. First-time ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. "The story of 'Deaf President Now!' was about so much more than just appointing a deaf president," DiMarco says. "It's more complex ...

Variety spoke to DiMarco and Guggenheim ahead of the May 16 Apple+ debut of “Deaf President Now!” The film is told from a hearing and a Deaf point of view and liberally cuts between those two ...

The Deaf President Now protest became national news, leading to the resignations of Zinser and Spilman, and the appointment of Jordan as president. It also helped propel the Disability Rights ...

The events depicted in “Deaf President Now!” — a documentary revisiting the 1988 protest by students at Gallaudet University that led to the selection of the school’s first deaf president ...

Their demand is simple: they want a deaf president. Now. Gallaudet University, in Washington DC, had never had a deaf president in its 124-year history. So when the board of trustees elected another ...

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 ...

Deaf President Now! (now streaming on Apple TV+) is easily a leading candidate for the best documentary of 2025. A collaborative directorial effort between documentary stalwart Davis Guggenheim ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Apple TV+ describes "Deaf President Now!" as the story of the greatest civil rights movement most people have never heard of. "'Deaf President Now!' is so much a part of my community's ...