Phoenix Film Festival: ‘Tuner’ has the right key but is primarily one note
By Hunter Norris
Published on April 18, 2026.
The Phoenix Film Festival has featured a film called "Tuner," directed by Daniel Roher and co-wrote the screenplay with Robert Ramsey. The film follows Niki White (Leo Woodall), a piano tuner with hyperacusis aka hypersensitive hearing who now works for deaf Harry Horowitz. Niki becomes involved in criminal activities with criminal Uri (Lior Raz) and his gang to rob safes in wealthy homes, but this becomes lucrative as he falls in love with Ruthie (Havana Rose Liu), a concert pianist. The movie is praised for its technical execution and cinematography, editing, sound, and music by Will Bates. However, it's criticized for settling into a typical “crime doesn't pay’t pay” storyline.
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