Many of you know how deeply deaf culture means to me and my family—my oldest son, Jake, is deaf, and my youngest, Justin, is hard of hearing. That’s why this moment is especially meaningful: Jake was part of the Deaf President Now! film crew and just earned his first major film credit!

Deaf President Now! It is the story of the greatest civil rights movement that most people have never heard of. Streaming now on Apple+

“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 Gallaudet Four — 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.

Streaming now on Apple+

Trailer: https://youtu.be/m-gIp9CDFtM?si=DCd4voUF4n226uhI

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