Deaf President Now! - Production & Contact Info

Deaf President Now! (2025)
100 min | Documentary

Deaf President Now! (2025)

100 min | Documentary

In 1988, Deaf students at Gallaudet University protested until the school appointed its first Deaf president, Dr. I. King Jordan, marking a pivotal moment for Deaf rights and representation.

Directors

Nyle DiMarco | Davis Guggenheim

Producers

Nyle DiMarco (producer) | Davis Guggenheim (producer) | Michael Harte (producer) | Jonathan King (producer) | Amanda Rohlke (producer)

Composers

Marco Beltrami | Buck Sanders

Cinematographer

Jonathan Furmanski (director of photography)

Editor

Michael Harte

Production Designer

Mars Feehery

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 28, 2025

Release date

May 16, 2025 (United States)

Awards

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 1 win & 1 nomination

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27 cast members

Name	Known for
Bridgette Bourne-Firl Self (as Bridgetta Bourne-Firl) Self (as Bridgetta Bourne-Firl) See fewer	California School for the Deaf (2013)
Jerry Covell Self Self See fewer	Deaf President Now! (2025)
Greg Hlibok Self Self See fewer	Deaf President Now! (2025)
I. King Jordan Self Self See fewer	Lives Worth Living (2011)
Tim Rarus Self Self See fewer	Deaf President Now! (2025)
Paul Adelstein Self - Jerry (voice) Self - Jerry (voice) See fewer	Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
Abigail Marlowe Self - Bridgetta (voice) Self - Bridgetta (voice) See fewer	Arcane (2021)
Tim Blake Nelson Self - Tim (voice) Self - Tim (voice) See fewer	O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Leland Orser Self - Greg (voice) Self - Greg (voice) See fewer	Taken (I) (2008)
Weston Broache Self - Young Greg (photo double) Self - Young Greg (photo double) See fewer	Deaf President Now! (2025)
Yamilla Davis Self - Cheerleader Self - Cheerleader See fewer	Deaf President Now! (2025)
Kim Grandusky Self - Jane Bassett Spilman (photo double) Self - Jane Bassett Spilman (photo double) See fewer	Blood from Stone (2020)
Marco Gutierrez Self - Hardware Store Student #2 Self - Hardware Store Student #2 See fewer	Deaf President Now! (2025)
Shawn Harmon Self - Young Jerry (photo double) Self - Young Jerry (photo double) See fewer	Superstore (2015)
Charlton Hlibok Self - Young Greg Self - Young Greg See fewer	Deaf President Now! (2025)
Danny Lund Self - Young Tim (photo double) Self - Young Tim (photo double) See fewer	Deaf President Now! (2025)
Daniela Maucere Self - Young Bridgetta Self - Young Bridgetta See fewer	Pomodoro (II)
Giovanni Maucere Self - Shadow Hands Self - Shadow Hands See fewer	Deaf President Now! (2025)
Caitlin McDonald Self - Elisabeth Zinzer (photo double) Self - Elisabeth Zinzer (photo double) See fewer	Deaf President Now! (2025)
Jonaz McMillan Self - Shouting Hands Self - Shouting Hands See fewer	The Tuba Thieves (2023)
Jesse Milliner Self - Young Jerry (photo double) Self - Young Jerry (photo double) See fewer	The Marshal (2019)
Nicole Ohara Self - Young Bridgetta Self - Young Bridgetta See fewer	Moving (2023)
Lucy Oppenheimer Self - Nightline Interpreter Self - Nightline Interpreter See fewer	Deaf President Now! (2025)
Catalene Sacchetti-Manganelli Self - Cheerleader (as "Catalene Sacchetti") Self - Cheerleader (as "Catalene Sacchetti") See fewer	Through Your Child's Eyes: American Sign Language (2011)
Noah Valencia Self - Hardware Store Student #1 Self - Hardware Store Student #1 See fewer	Sweet Nothing in My Ear (2008)
Bobby York Self - Ted Koppel (photo double) Self - Ted Koppel (photo double) See fewer	Deaf President Now! (2025)
David Michael Lewin Self - Custodian (uncredited) Self - Custodian (uncredited) See fewer	Michael (2026)