Apple Unveils Official Trailer for Documentary DEAF PRESIDENT NOW!

Apple Studios has released the official trailer for their acclaimed documentary DEAF PRESIDENT NOW!, which will launch on their Apple TV+ platform on May 16th, 2025. The film world premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.

Deaf President Now! is co-directed by Nyle DeMarco and Davis Guggenheim. Guggenheim previously collaborated with Apple on the Emmy-winning 2023 documentary Still: A Michael J Fox Movie.

The film 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.

You can find the release date on our Streaming calendar. Check out the new official trailer below.

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