On a String

You’re a classically trained musician picking up freelance gigs here and there. What to do when your toxic ex-boyfriend creates an opening for you with the New York Philharmonic? In her feature debut, Isabel Hagen portrays the life of her Gen Z-alter ego ‘Isabel’ with a huge dose of humour. Isabel (Isabel Hagen) graduated successfully as a violist from the renowned Juilliard School. She’s struggling to make ends meet with bits and pieces of gigs at weddings and parties, but this isn’t easy in a city where the competition is absolutely cutthroat.

Pre-film

Before On a String, you will see the short film Fallin' Floyd (8') by Albert 't Hooft and Paco Vink. This 2013 animated film is about the jazz musician Floyd, who is dumped by his girlfriend just after he has bought her an…