Emilio Insolera
Deaf actor and film producer · United States · On the map · Directors · Born 1979 · age 47
Emilio Insolera is a deaf actor and producer, known for Sign Gene: The First Deaf Superheroes (2017). In 2022, Insolera had a role in Simon Kinberg's The 355.
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Feel My VoiceFilm, Alessandro2022
The 355Film, Hacker2018“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.”In their words14 November 2018As quoted in Deaf filmmaker Emilio Insolera flexes his superpowers with ‘Sign Gene’(14 November 2018)The Japan Times)“I’ve often felt visual communicators have superhero-like qualities.”In their words1 November 2018As quoted in “Sign Gene”: Emilio Insolera on Creating the World’s First Deaf Superhero Film(1 November 2018)Tokyo Weekender)2017“You can see the existence of these beautiful signed languages which are incredibly visual, and they require space, they require space to grow.”In their words9 October 2017Transcript of Emilio Insolera on BBC Radio“Italian language is not just sonore. It is also visual.”In their words12 September 2017Transcript of Emilio Insolera on Sky Sport 24“Our diversity is our superpower.”In their words26 April 2017As quoted in
Sign GeneFilm, 2017Director, Writer2016“The eye of the deaf sees what is invisible to the eye of the hearing.”In their words26 April 2016As quoted in1979Born29 January 1979People around Emilio
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, I myself regard the deaf people as superheroes, protectors of the visual language.
My deafness is my superpower.
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Between 2022 and 2025, Insolera collaborated on feature films for Universal Pictures, Disney, Paramount Pictures and, most recently, Netflix and 20th Century Studios alongside director Ridley Scott.
