‘Deaf President Now!’ Review: Spirited Doc Communicates Why a Turning Point for Deaf Rights Still Matters
Nyle DiMarco, a deaf actor-advocate, partners with director Davis Guggenheim of “An Inconvenient Truth” fame, to create a compelling non-fiction narrative. This story is as inspiring as any scripted film, bringing together the four alumni of Gallaudet University who spearheaded the movement, allowing them to recount events in their own words – words filled with passion, skillfully interpreted and spoken by unseen actors. The production smartly employs and occasionally omits sound, acknowledging that the Deaf community will perceive it differently, sometimes giving them an edge (such as a muted TV interview only comprehensible to lip readers).