From 2011 to 2013, a spate of robberies occurred in Los Angeles high schools. The stolen goods? Tubas. In this “groundbreaking work of art” (Josh Flanders, Chicago Reader), hard of hearing filmmaker Alison O’Daniel blurs documentary and fictional elements to explore what it means to listen. Through several d/Deaf people telling stories in a unique game of telephone, THE TUBA THIEVES unfolds not as a mystery around stolen instruments, but as a sonic experience that examines the nature of sound itself. All screenings presented with open captions. Film Center exclusive.