# Emilio Insolera

Emilio Insolera (born 29 January 1979) is an actor and film producer.

## Quotes

* I myself regard the deaf people as superheroes, protectors of the visual language.
** As quoted in «Sign Gene», al cinema arrivano i supereroi sordi mutanti (September 12, 2017), Corriere della Sera)
* The eye of the deaf sees what is invisible to the eye of the hearing.
** As quoted in (April 26, 2016)
* Our diversity is our superpower.
** As quoted in (April 26, 2017)
* My deafness is my superpower.
** As quoted in (March 5, 2017)
* From the director to the international cast, all of them are from deaf families for generations, while the film industry usually entrusts these roles to audacious interpreters that end up being bad imitators of the Sign language.
** As quoted in Cinema. Quando il super eroe è sordo(September 10, 2017), Avvenire)
* “My first impression was that I had stumbled into the future, but as a linguist I was also instantly fascinated with Japanese and how it has a relationship with sign language. Kanji are usually concepts or ideas and then hiragana acts as a bridge for communication It’s the same with sign language: We use fingerspelling (spelling out the alphabet with your hands) between our conceptual signs.
** As quoted in Deaf filmmaker Emilio Insolera flexes his superpowers with ‘Sign Gene’(November 14, 2018)The Japan Times)
* I’ve often felt visual communicators have superhero-like qualities.
** As quoted in “Sign Gene”: Emilio Insolera on Creating the World’s First Deaf Superhero Film(November 1, 2018)Tokyo Weekender)

### Transcript of Emilio Insolera on BBC Radio (October 9, 2017)

Transcript of Emilio Insolera on BBC Radio. BBC News. October 9, 2017.
* You can see the existence of these beautiful signed languages which are incredibly visual, and they require space, they require space to grow.

### Transcript of Emilio Insolera on Sky Sport 24 (September 12, 2017)

Transcript of Emilio Insolera on SKY Sport 224.Sky Sport 24.September 12, 2017.
* Italian language is not just sonore. It is also visual.

## Quotes about Emilio Insolera

* Sign Gene's director (Emilio Insolera) met up with Tokyo Journal in Shibuya whilst en route to the NHK studios. The director turns out to be a lively character, one, perhaps unsurprisingly, with a sense for physical and situational humor.
** Eija Niskanen, journalist, Father of Sign Gene(October 24, 2015), Tokyo Journal)
* The greatest merit of Sign Gene is to break the veil that separates the audiences from the mysterious and fascinating world of the deaf, just as it did at the party in the Odeon auditorium, all united from that silent toast, from that speaking animatedly without voice, from that mimic joy in which we – incapable of communicating – were the only outsiders, the unique dis/ables, mutes like fishes in a very capable and alien society. Yes, if wanted to subvert, Insolera made the centerpiece.
** Lucia Bellaspiga, journalist, Cinema. Quando il super eroe è sordo(September 10, 2017), Avvenire)
* 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.
** Kris Kosaka, journalist, Deaf filmmaker Emilio Insolera flexes his superpowers with ‘Sign Gene’(November 14, 2018)
* Insolera’s efforts are equal to that of any Marvel star.
** Kris Kosaka, journalist, Deaf filmmaker Emilio Insolera flexes his superpowers with ‘Sign Gene’(November 14, 2018)