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'Tinker' director Sonny Marler on the emotional rollercoaster of filming and what he learned from Clayne Crawford

Sonny Marler, the director of 'Tinker' had no idea what an emotional rollercoaster making the film would be.

Sonny Marler's 'Tinker' may be a fascinating sci-fi family drama, but what's even more interesting is the story behind it. An independent film, the tale of 'Tinker's materialization is that of incredible will, grit and lots of faith. When Clayne Crawford approached director Marler with an idea to work on a script together in 2013 he had no idea what an emotional rollercoaster the project would turn out to be.

"He initially wanted it to be of a horror genre," says Marler, "and he wanted to do it with his son, Colt." Marler, excited to do a project with a longtime friend (they've been buddies for about two decades) wrote it along the lines of a father-son plot, instead. Clayne loved it.