During 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. With two Deaf candidates up for the role of president, Gallaudet University students saw the possibility of finally being led by someone like them. But when the board of trustees — composed overwhelmingly of hearing individuals — selected the lone hearing candidate, the groundswell of student activism that followed forced a reckoning of more than a century of paternalism. Told primarily through American Sign Language, Deaf President Now! creates an immediacy through immersive archival footage and experiential use of silence and sound. Gallaudet alumnus, model, actor, and Deaf activist Nyle DiMarco (America’s Next Top Model) makes his directorial debut alongside veteran filmmaker Davis Guggenheim (Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, 2023 Sundance Film Festival) with this rousing documentary that demonstrates the power of collective action to demand meaningful change, foster self-determination, and realize dreams long deferred.
对于许多人而言，虚拟现实如想象世界般遥不可及。在这部开创性的作品中，首次执导长片的乔·亨廷带着令人惊喜的温柔，检视着这一人类交往的新领域。他聚焦于疫情期间在虚拟现实中相识的多对情侣，以浪漫为主线，对于技术、边界与想象力展开了探索。作为在视觉体验上最独特、形式上最精彩的疫情纪实影像之一，《我们在虚拟现实中相遇》有力地见证着创造力所能缔造的人际联结的新途径。从肚皮舞、手语课程到激烈的台球比赛，一切都为这片陌生空间带来了意想不到的熟悉感。
