剧情简介
During eight tumultuous days in 1988 at the world’s only Deaf university , four students must find a way to lead an angry mob — and change the course of history. With two Deaf candidates up for the role of president , Gallaudet University students saw the possibility of finally being led by someone like them. But when the board of trustees — composed overwhelmingly of hearing individuals — selected the lone hearing candidate, the groundswell of student activism that followed forced a reckoning of more than a century of paternalism . Told primarily through American Sign Language , Deaf President Now ! creates an immediacy through immersive archival footage and experiential use of silence and sound. Gallaudet alumnus, model , actor, and Deaf activist Nyle DiMarco (America’s Next Top Model) makes his directorial debut alongside veteran filmmaker Davis Guggenheim (Still: A Michael J . Fox Movie, 2023 Sundance Film Festival) with this rousing documentary that demonstrates the power of collective action to demand meaningful change, foster self-determination , and realize dreams long deferred.