By Kris Kosaka Emilio Insolera’s “Sign Gene” gave the world its first deaf superheroes. But after writing, directing, producing and starring in the film himself, you might argue that Insolera is the one with the superpowers… Read more at: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/11/13/films/deaf-filmmaker-emilio-insolera-flexes-superpowers-sign-gene/#.XGqlMi2ZPRY
By MICHAEL RECHTSHAFFEN One wouldn’t normally expect to find such dazzling sound design in a production conceived and directed by a deaf filmmaker, but that’s just one of the unexpected surprises surrounding Emilio Insolera’s “Sign Gene.” Energetically blending elements of “X-Men,” “The Da Vinci Code,” 007 and martial arts wuxia while giving shout-outs to such […]
PACIFIC STANDARD Emilio Insolera’s new film uses the underground history of sign language as the premise for a superhero thriller. COBY MCDONALD APR 10, 2018 When Emilio Insolera was…Read more at WHEN SIGN LANGUAGE IS A SUPERPOWER