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The central mystery of this unconventional documentary is the nature of sound itself.

The role and meaning of sound is explored in an unconventional documentary experience.

Premieres Monday, May 20, 2024 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. What is the role of sound and what does it mean to listen? Hard of hearing filmmaker Alison O'Daniel uses a series of tuba thefts in Los Angeles high schools as a jumping-off point to explore these questions.

Join WFYI Live for an Indie Lens Pop-Up screening of The Tuba Thieves on Sunday, May 19 at 2 p.m. at Kan-Kan Cinema.

A free community screening of “The Tuba Thieves” will be shown 7 p.m. Monday, April 29, as part of the Indie Lens Pop-Up Series.

WSIU, the Carbondale Public Library, and Indie Lens Pop-Up, presented by ITVS, INDEPENDENT LENS will host a screening of “The Tuba Thieves,” featuring a free dinner and community dialogue. Directed, written, and produced by hard of hearing filmmaker Alison O’Daniel, the film uses a series of tuba thefts in Los Angeles high schools as a jumping-off point to explore the nature of sound itself, through several d/Deaf people telling stories in the film equivalent of a game of telephone.

A special event this week examined efforts to bring more diverse perspectives into the national dialogue.

It’s been a year of rich achievement, with doc makers thinking creatively about how to increase representation and diversity on screen – but at the same time, a lack of investment threatens diversity behind the camera.

The material details of the musical instrument larcenies that took place across high schools in south Los Angeles between 2011 and 2013 don’t transpire in…

In 'The Tuba Thieves,' Alison O'Daniel departs from heists that took place in Los Angeles high schools for an unconventionally audiovisual experience.