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THE TUBA THIEVES

Directed by Alison O’Daniel


Press Coverage, new yoRk, JULY 11TH, 2024


SELECTED PRESS LINKS


FORBES
How Inaccessible Film Festivals Silence Disabled Voices In Cinema – New Research, by Gus Alexiou, July 11, 2024

WCNY PBS
'The Tuba Thieves', Watch Monday, May 20 at 10 P.M. on WCNY-TV, May 11, 2024

SUNDANCE.ORG
Release Rundown: What to Watch in May, From 'I Saw the TV Glow' to 'Power', by Lucy Spicer, May 1, 2024

WVIA.ORG
31 Shows to Watch This May on WVIA TV, April 29, 2024

ALL EVENTS
'The Tuba Thieves' Preview Screening and Discussion, by PBS North Carolina, April 22, 2024

CINEMA FEMME
Alison O’Daniel’s 'The Tuba Thieves' is a symphony of senses, by Rebecca Martin, April 12, 2024

NEW JERSEY STAGE
TIFF presents 'The Tuba Thieves' and a Tribute to Pat Phillips, April 16, 2024

FILM SCHOOL RADIO
'The Tuba Thieves' – Director Alison O’Daniel, March 25, 2024

DOC NYC
New Releases, by Staff, March 15, 2024

SIX WORD REVIEWS
'The Tuba Thieves', by Neil Turitz, March 15, 2024

MOVIE JAWN
'The Tuba Thieves' builds an immersive sense of place, by Daniel Pecoraro, March 15, 2024

THE FILM STAGE
The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters, by Staff, March 14, 2024

THE NEW YORK TIMES
Critic’s Pick — 'The Tuba Thieves' Review: The Real Meaning of Listening, by Alissa Wilkinson, March 14, 2024

MOVIEWEB
'The Tuba Thieves' Review: A Visual and Audio Experience That Defies Categorization, by Jericho Tadeo, March 14, 2024

CONFESSIONS OF A NERD
Knock out or Walk out? 'The Tuba Thieves', by Jeremy Freeman, March 13, 2024

IN REVIEW ONLINE
'The Tuba Thieves' — Alison O’Daniel, by Jesse Catherine Webber, March 13, 2024

PALCINEMA
'The Tuba Thieves', by Dan Pal, March 13, 2024

THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT
GEMFest announces winning films for 2024, by Sara Harowitz, March 11, 2024

FILM OBSESSIVE
'The Tuba Thieves' is an Audacious Auditory Poem, by Tina Kakadelis, March 11, 2024

CREATIVE CAPITAL HAPPENINGS
Film Screenings: 'The Tuba Thieves' - New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Minneapolis, San Francisco, and PBS, March 11, 2024

SLANT MAGAZINE
'The Tuba Thieves' Review: Alison O’Daniel Endows Silence with Meaning, by Wes Greene, March 9, 2024

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
What to Watch this week: Taylor Swift's 'The Eras Tour' struts onto Disney+, '9-1-1' moves to ABC, by Gerrad Hall and Calie Schepp, March 9, 2024

NYC MOVIE GURU
'The Tuba Thieves', by Avi Offer, March 8, 2024

ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS
'THE TUBA THIEVES' – Review by Rachel West, March 6, 2024

REALSCREEN
Sundance premieres 'Longest Goodbye,' 'Tuba Thieves' among titles on ‘Independent Lens’ spring slate, by Andrew Tracy, Feb 29, 2024

THE FILM STAGE
15 Films to See in March, by Jordan Raup, Feb 28, 2024

THE FILM STAGE
Exclusive Trailer for 'The Tuba Thieves' Opens Up New Ways to Listen, by Jordan Raup, Feb 21, 2024

NEW JERSEY STAGE
INDEPENDENT LENS Launches New Season of Sneak Peek Screenings in Partnership with Teaneck International Film Festival and Puffin Cultural Forum, Dec 14, 2023

CREATIVE CAPITAL
Navigating Your Sympathies: An Intimate Conversation with Leslie Tai Moderated by Alison O’Daniel, Dec 11, 2023

SIGHT & SOUND
2023: the year in documentary film, by Nick Bradshaw, Dec 11, 2023

SCREEN ANARCHY
International Documentary Festival Amsterdam Review: 'The Tuba Thieves,' by Theodoor Steen, Nov 19, 2023

INDIEWIRE
‘Kokomo City’ Leads 2024 Cinema Eye Honors Nominations: See Full List, by Samantha Bergeson, Nov 16, 2023

FILMMAKER MAGAZINE
Cinema Eye Honors Announces 2024 Nominations, Nov 16, 2023

CINEMA EYE HONORS
The Nominees for the 17th Annual Cinema Eye Honors, Nov 16, 2023

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
'Kokomo City' Leads 2024 Cinema Eye Honors Nominations, by Beatrice Verhoeven, Nov 16, 2023

THE WRAP
'Kokomo City' Leads in Cinema Eye Honors Documentary Nominations in Fractured Awards Year, by Steve Pond, Nov 16, 2023

VARIETY
'The Tuba Thieves' Review: Formally Adventurous Doc Examines the Sounds and Sights of L.A. from a Deaf Perspective, by Carlos Aguilar, Nov 16, 2023

SUNDANCE.ORG
Watchlist: 7 Impactful DFP-Supported Documentaries by Artists with Disabilities, by Stephanie Ornelas, Oct 20, 2023

AUBURNPUB.COM
Wells College: Film series honoring artist a 'rare gift', by Emma Vallelunga Special to The Citizen, Sept 27, 2023

CBC ARTS
Why open captions in movie theatres are a good idea - Alison O’Daniel talks censorship, faulty technology, and why captioning should be standard, by Amelia Eqbal, Sept 25, 2023

AWARDS RADAR
32nd Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival Announces Lineup, by arnewsteam, Sept 24, 2023

SCREEN DAILY
DOK Leipzig 2023 unveils full line-up, by Ben Dalton, Sept 21, 2023

DEADLINE
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival Reveals Lineup For 32nd Edition, Announces Mary Steenburgen As Honorary Chair, by Matthew Carey, Sept 21, 2023

LA TF USA
Nashville Film Festival Unveils Lineup, by Pamela Price, Aug 30, 2023

CINEMA DAILY US
Woodstock Film Festival Announces Lineup!, by Nobuhiro Hosoki, Aug 30, 2023

VARIETY
Woodstock Film Festival Kicks Off With 'Fair Play,' Will Honor James Ivory (EXCLUSIVE), by Addie Morfoot, Aug 29, 2023

SCREENHUB
MIFF Play 2023: what to stream before the festival ends, by Silvi Vann-Wall, Aug 22, 2023

RACKET MN
What I Watched in the 2nd Week of the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival, by Keith Harris, May 28, 2023

THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE
The Tuba Thieves, May 27, 2023

LA WEEKLY
Inter-Cross-Disciplinary: Arts Calendar April 27-May3, by Shana Nys Dambrot, April 26, 2023

HYPERALLERGIC
The Experience of Deafness in a Hearing World, by Matt Stromberg, April 19, 2023

TONE MADISON
Form follows function in 'Geographies Of Solitude' and 'The Tuba Thieves' and their sensory studies of the natural world, by Maxwell Courtright, April 12, 2023

DOCUMENTARY.ORG
Compensation and Transfiguration: Alison O’Daniel’s 'The Tuba Thieves', by Jordan Lord, April 5, 2023

MOMA.ORG
Looking for the Sonic Boom: Designing Sound for 'The Tuba Thieves,' by Alison O’Daniel, María Alejandra Rojas, Arturo Salazar, Feb 23, 2023

SCREENDAILY
CPH:DOX full 2023 programme includes over 100 world premieres for 20th anniversary, by Ben Dalton, Feb 21, 2023

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
Guest Column: How the Use of Open Captions Can Enhance Creativity, Not Just Accessibility, by Delbert Whetter, Feb 14, 2023

THE WRAP
'The Tuba Thieves' Director and Cast Emphasize Experience of Sound, Call for Better Captioning (Video), by Dessi Gomez, Feb 2, 2023

THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Sundance 2023: Watch 'The Tuba Thieves' so you know what film can be, by Erin Evans, Feb 1, 2023

VOX
17 movies to watch out for in 2023, by Alissa Wilkinson, Jan 31, 2023

FILMMAKER MAGAZINE
Sundance 2023: '5 Seasons of Revolution,' 'My Animal,' Selected Shorts, 'The Tuba Thieves' and 'Milisuthando,' by Vadim Rizov, Jan 27, 2023

THE FILM STAGE
Sundance Review: The Tuba Thieves Reframes Deafness in Meditative, Convention-Defying Ways, by John Fink, Jan 26, 2023

NO FILM SCHOOL
"Don’t Follow the Rules, Rewrite the Rules"—Sundance Director Alison O'Daniel on Slow-Burn Filmmaking, Weaving Captioning into Film Narrative, by GG Hawkins, Jan 26, 2023

INDIEWIRE
'The Tuba Thieves' Review: This Unique Film Deftly Considers the Presence and Absence of Sound, by Susannah Gruder, Jan 25, 2023

FLICKERING MYTH
2023 Sundance Film Festival Review – 'The Tuba Thieves,' by Shaun Munr, Jan 23, 2023

SUNSHINE STATE CINEPLEX
Sundance 2023: 'The Tuba Thieves' Explores the Fallible Reliance on Sound, by Alan Frenc, Jan 23, 2023

POV MAGAZINE
'The Tuba Thieves' Director Alison O’Daniel on The Sounds of Silence, by Pat Mullen, Jan 22, 2023

VARIETY
Film Festivals – and All Movie Theaters – Need Open Captions (Guest Column), by Alison O’Daniel, Jan 22, 2023

FILMMAKER MAGAZINE
"Pregnancy Became Integrated as a Storyline" | Alison O’Daniel, 'The Tuba Thieves,' by Fimmaker Staff, Jan 22, 2023

PASTE MAGAZINE
Our 10 Most Anticipated Films at Sundance 2023, by Jacob Oller, Jan 17, 2023

THE FILM STAGE
Our 20 Most-Anticipated Films Premiering at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, Jan 16, 2023

VULTURE
Sundance Film Festival 2023 Full Slate, by Zoe Guy, Jan 4, 2023

ROGER EBERT
2023 Sundance Film Festival Announces Competition Films, Premiere Titles, Midnight Selections, and More, by Nick Allen, Dec 7, 2022

SCREENDAILY
Sundance unveils 2023 line-up, by Jeremy Kay, Dec 7, 2022

DEADLINE
IDFA Reveals Prize Winners At 2022 Edition Of World’s Biggest Documentary Film Festival, by Matthew Carey, Nov 17, 2022

VARIETY
Kani Lapuerta’s 'Niñxs' Wins IDFA Forum Award for Best Pitch, by Addie Morfoot, Nov 15, 2022

SCREENDAILY
'Niñxs', 'The Tuba Thieves,' 'We Speak Their Names In Hushed Tones' win IDFA Forum awards, by Geoffrey Macnab, Nov 15, 2022