This Archived Article is taken from the Summer 2009 Issue #267
Father of Sign Gene
Another Sound of Silence
Words by Eija Niskanen
Photos by Daniel Goertz
EMILIO INSOLERA BELONGS to that rare Edemographic which sees himself referred to as a ‘TCK’-that is, a ‘transcultural kid’, to you and I. Osaka is where he has laid his hat and now calls home, and it is from here that he is currently working on his latest independent action film: Sign Gene. Though Insolera’s latest project may feature martial arts, yakuza fistfights and even the odd helicopter chase, central to its core will be the emphasis on deaf issues and Sign language. Indeed, the movie’s biggest departure is the language in which it is directed: Sign language – or, more accurately, in one of several existing Sign languages.