Deaf President Now!
2025 · Movie · R · 101 min · ★ 8.2 · 77% critics
Set over eight intense days in 1988 at the world’s only Deaf university, four students face high-stakes pressure as they work to lead a revolution for civil rights. Their efforts aim to shift history and bring long-overlooked struggles into focus.
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Details
- Years
- 2025
- Release date
- 2025-01-28
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Critic score
- 77/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.2/10 (19 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like uplifting, high-pressure civil rights stories centered on Deaf culture and overlooked history, such as Crip Camp or 4 Little Girls; Not for you if you prefer light, purely entertainment-focused dramas.
Pros: urgent, inspiring activism; spotlight on Deaf history; tense, fast-moving story | Cons: limited audience knowledge; concentrated time period
Themes
- deaf
- student protest
- 1980s
- american sign language (asl)
Cast & crew
- IJ
I. King Jordan
as Self
- JC
Jerry Covell
as Self
- BB
Bridgetta Bourne-Firl
as Self
- TR
Tim Rarus
as Self
- GH
Greg Hlibok
as Self
Directed by Nyle DiMarco, Davis Guggenheim