'Tuner,' an Unconventional Crime Thriller at the Spring Cinema Series

Academy Award-winning director Daniel Roher wanted to invite viewers into a world where music, sound, and silence shape a man’s identity. The film examines two core themes, the fragile nature of identity and the struggle to reclaim joy after loss. It’s a story about fear and courage, but more than anything, Roher wanted it to be a lot of fun. He wanted to make a film with romance and music. A film sizzling with the kind of moral ambiguity that percolates out of crime storie — and a movie with a comedic backbeat.

Immediately following the screening, Deadline’s chief film critic Pete Hammond, who can also be seen on PBS SoCal's Must See Movies, moderates a Q&A with producers JoAnne Sellar, Lila Yacoub, and co-writer Robert Ramsey.