“Deaf President Now!” filmmakers say the new documentary about 1988 protests at Gallaudet University can inspire young people who feel “they’re living in a tumultuous world.” ...

In 1988, the board of trustees of Gallaudet University was preparing to announce its pick for the institution’s next president. That’s not an unusual task for a board.

TITLE: Deaf President Now! Section: Premieres Directors: Nyle DiMarco, Davis Guggenheim Logline: During eight tumultuous days in 1988 at the world's only deaf university, four students must find a ...

“Deaf President Now!” — 3.5 stars. The events depicted in “Deaf President Now!” — a documentary revisiting the 1988 protest by students at Gallaudet University that led to the ...

"'Deaf President Now!' is so much a part of my community's history. Coming from a deaf family myself – actually fourth generation – this is a story that is passed down, not so much as an oral history, ...

'Deaf President Now!' review: Doc about the 1988 Gallaudet protest moves with the pace of a thriller in telling . ... Gallaudet was not a university, but rather a charitable institution.

It was spirited youth vs. old fuddy-duddies at the all-deaf Gallaudet University, where students demanded the school choose its first deaf president.

A student protest at Gallaudet University forced out its newly appointed president 37 years ago. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Nyle DiMarco, co-director of the new documentary "Deaf President Now!" ...

It is 1988 and students at the world’s only deaf university have risen in fierce protest. They burn effigies, barricade the gates, occupy buildings and make their voices heard in the press. Their ...

“Deaf President Now!” filmmakers say the new documentary about 1988 protests at Gallaudet University can inspire young people who feel “they’re living in a tumultuous world.” ...