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EXCLUSIVE: Nyle DiMarco has boarded characteristic documentary The Way We Move, chronicling nan life and activity of acclaimed American Sign Language (ASL) expert Amber Galloway, arsenic executive shaper pursuing its buzzy debut successful SXSW past month.
Galloway has made her people specializing successful unrecorded euphony events, signing astatine concerts for nan likes of Kendrick Lamar, Lana Del Ray, A$AP Rocky, Red Hot Chili Peppers, to making euphony accessible to nan Deaf community.
The doc follows Galloway arsenic she transmits her ngo to caller recruits, Julian Ortiz and Angela “AV” Vilavong, mounting them connected a way towards immoderate of nan astir iconic stages successful unrecorded euphony specified arsenic Austin City Limits, nan Grammys, and nan Super Bowl, wherever Ortiz precocious delivered a charismatic capacity arsenic portion of Bad Bunny’s half-time show.
It is produced by Paris-based Wagram Productions, a subsidiary of indie euphony explanation Wagram Stories; What’s Up Films, nan Oscar-winning accumulation institution of Matthieu Belghiti and Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, and Paris and L.A.-based Autopilot.
Born into a multigenerational Deaf family and a postgraduate of nan Washington-based Gallaudet University, specialized successful educating nan Deaf and difficult of hearing, DiMarco first collapsed retired arsenic nan first Deaf victor of America’s Next Top Model successful 2015.
He past forged a profession arsenic a exemplary and character and precocious collapsed into directing arsenic nan co-director of 2025 Sundance selected documentary Deaf President Now!.
The multi-hyphenate Emmy-nominated creator and Deaf organization advocator DiMarco said nan documentary touched connected galore issues beloved to his ain heart.
“As a Deaf filmmaker, I’ve spent my profession asking what it intends to make civilization genuinely accessible. The Way We Move answers that mobility beautifully,” DiMarco said.
“People presume euphony doesn’t beryllium to nan Deaf community,” he continued. “This movie doesn’t conscionable situation that presumption but dismantles it. What Amber Galloway does is much than interpretation. It’s a objection of nan powerfulness of ASL, its expertise to transcend connection and scope thing deeper than sound. It’s not a mini thing. That’s a gyration happening connected stage, successful beforehand of thousands of people. Stories for illustration this 1 are precisely why I make films.”
Following its world premiere astatine nan 2026 SXSW movie show successful nan Documentary Spotlight section, The Way We Move was selected arsenic nan Closing Night movie astatine La FIFA successful Montreal successful March and will soon surface successful Milwaukee, France, South Korea and Copenhagen.
France’s ARTE has acquired nan movie successful France and Germany; each authorities stay disposable successful nan remainder of nan world.
What’s Up Films’ Belghiti and Wagram Productions’ Hubert Cornet said: “We are delighted to invited Nyle DiMarco arsenic portion of nan producing squad of The Way We Move. His activity astatine nan intersection of storytelling and societal impact, on pinch his power and beardown committedness to nan Deaf community, perfectly aligns pinch nan film’s vision.”
“Nyle DiMarco joining The Way We Move isn’t conscionable breathtaking — it’s precisely right. Nobody understands nan powerfulness of what this movie is astir amended than he does,” added Autopilot’s Eleonore Dailly and Edouard de Lachomette.
The Way We Move is portion financed successful portion by Luxembourg-based effect finance money Micellium and backstage finance advisor HORMÉ.
“Supporting The Way We Move wasn’t conscionable a financial determination — it was a values decision. This movie captures thing rare. We judge that stories person nan powerfulness to displacement culture, and civilization is nan instauration of lasting change,” said Micellium laminitis Patrice Lucas connected behalf of nan financiers.
“Seeing Nyle DiMarco bring his visibility to this task only deepens that impact, opening doors for Deaf practice and accessibility successful ways that ripple acold beyond nan surface — and that’s precisely nan benignant of multiplied return we put for.”
