Duringeighttumultuousdaysin1988attheworld’sonlyDeafuniversity,fourstudentsmustfindawaytoleadanangrymob—andchangethecourseofhistory. aaa
WithtwoDeafcandidatesupfortheroleofpresident,GallaudetUniversitystudentssawthepossibilityoffinallybeingledbysomeonelikethem.Butwhentheboardoftrustees—composedoverwhelminglyofhearingindividuals—selectedthelonehearingcandidate,thegroundswellofstudentactivismthatfollowedforcedareckoningofmorethanacenturyofpaternalism.ToldprimarilythroughAmericanSignLanguage,DeafPresidentNow!createsanimmediacythroughimmersivearchivalfootageandexperientialuseofsilenceandsound.Gallaudetalumnus,model,actor,andDeafactivistNyleDiMarco(America’sNextTopModel)makeshisdirectorialdebutalongsideveteranfilmmakerDavisGuggenheim(Still:AMichaelJ.FoxMovie,2023SundanceFilmFestival)withthisrousingdocumentarythatdemonstratesthepowerofcollectiveactiontodemandmeaningfulchange,fosterself-determination,andrealizedreamslongdeferred.
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阿里卜·祖埃特,Ahmad Matar