Archive · 24 Jan 2026
Sundance 2024: Roher's 'Tuner' and Naqvi's 'Hanging By A Wire'
At the Sundance Film Festival, Daniel Roher, who won an Oscar for his documentary 'Navalny', showed his first fiction film called 'Tuner'.
It's about a piano tuner and a former pianist who gets into trouble with thieves.
Roher said he was inspired by a real piano tuner he met.
The film stars Dustin Hoffman and Leo Woodall.
Another film shown was 'Hanging By A Wire', a documentary about rescuing boys stuck in a cable car in the Himalayas.
The director, Mohammed Ali Naqvi, wanted the film to feel like an action movie.
There was also a dark comedy called 'The Incomer' about a man trying to evict people from a weird island.
Daniel Roher premiered his fiction debut 'Tuner' at Sundance 2024, starring Dustin Hoffman and Leo Woodall.
'Tuner' is a blend of odd-couple, romance, and thriller genres, inspired by a real piano tuner.
Mohammed Ali Naqvi's documentary 'Hanging By A Wire' tells the story of rescuing Pakistani schoolboys stranded in a cable car.
The documentary uses footage from villagers and social media to show the rescue efforts.
Other highlights included 'The Incomer', a dark comedy about a man sent to evict islanders.
- Who
- Daniel Roher (director of 'Tuner'), Mohammed Ali Naqvi (director of 'Hanging By A Wire')
- What
- Premiere of 'Tuner' and 'Hanging By A Wire' at Sundance 2024
- When
- Opening day of Sundance 2024 (Thursday)
- Where
- Park City, Utah
- Why
- To showcase new films and directorial debuts
- Director of 'Tuner'
- Daniel Roher
- Starring in 'Tuner'
- Dustin Hoffman, Leo Woodall, Havana Rose Liu
- Genre of 'Tuner'
- Odd-couple, romance, thriller
- Director of 'Hanging By A Wire'
- Mohammed Ali Naqvi
- Subject of 'Hanging By A Wire'
- Rescue of Pakistani schoolboys in Himalayas
- Location of Sundance 2024
- Park City, Utah
- Other notable film at Sundance 2024
- The Incomer (Louis Paxton)