“Not about us without us.” Deaf President Now! is streaming May 16 on Apple TV+ https://apple.co/_DeafPresidentNow
Deaf President Now! — the story of the greatest civil rights movement most people have never heard about, which unfolded across 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. Streaming May 16 on Apple TV+
Deaf President Now! — the story of the greatest civil rights movement most people have never heard about, which unfolded across 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. Streaming May 16 on Apple TV+
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00:00Hi there.
00:01My name is Niall DeMarco.
00:03I'm Davis Guggenheim.
00:04OK, here we go, we're still rolling.
00:06I'm proud to be co-directing this project,
00:08Deaf President Now.
00:10And action.
00:13This is a story about young people standing up
00:16for what they believe in.
00:17Gallaudet University, which is the only deaf university
00:20in the world, deaf people had been receiving an education
00:22there with no deaf people representing them.
00:24After hearing president after hearing president,
00:27deaf leaders realized it was time to stand up.
00:29It's more than just a protest.
00:32It's a revolution.
00:34Co-directing with Niall DeMarco was one of the great experiences
00:37of my life.
00:38Two very different directors with different experiences
00:41sharing that.
00:42To co-direct alongside Davis Guggenheim is an honor.
00:47It was magic.
00:48And you can see it happening behind me.
00:52One of the first things that Niall said to me was,
00:55not about us, without us.
00:57Meaning, don't tell a deaf story without deaf people.
01:00Half of our crew are deaf.
01:02Not only are people feeling inspired and motivated
01:05by the story itself, but they're also learning signs.
01:08The truth in all of Hollywood's history is,
01:12creativity transcends language.
01:16The truth in all of the world is that our story is
01:20more than always.
01:21The truth in all of Hollywood's history is life
01:24and we're all given the best.
01:25And we do a long enough success to be in our lives.
01:27The truth in all of the world is three.
01:28The truth is to be honest.
01:30The truth in all of the world is the truth.
01:31And this is true.
01:32It's true.
01:33The truth in all of the world is more than one of the world in the world,
01:34the truth in all of the world.