The First Issue

A successful "house tuner" in New York City, who calibrates the sound in people's homes in order to adjust their moods, meets a client with a problem he can't solve.

While out to avoid spending time with her narcissistic and promiscuous mother, sixteen-year-old Jo has a brief affair that leaves her pregnant and abandoned. When her mother remarries, Jo's only support becomes her friend Geoffrey, a homosexual.

A famous pianist at the twilight of his career meets a free-spirited music critic who soon becomes his rock as his mental state deteriorates.

An idealistic policeman must bring down his estranged older brother, now a powerful gangster in a South Korean port city.

A collection of vignettes highlighting different aspects of the life, work, and character of the acclaimed Canadian classical pianist.