THE HEKTOEN INTERNATIONAL – Sign Gene: the first deaf superhero film
By Paul Dakin
Published March 19th, 2019

If the superhero genre really is “about transformation, about identity, about difference,” then the description can readily be applied to Sign Gene, the world’s first deaf superhero film. Written and directed by Emilio Insolera, who was born deaf to deaf parents, this “unlikely cult classic” is a sci-fi thriller in which deaf people have superpowers.

The central idea of the film is that…

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Sign Gene, the world’s first deaf superhero film. Written and directed by Emilio Insolera.