On A String is an official selection of the 2026 FILM@Vail Comedy Festival

On A String (Film)

For a single ticket to this event, click here, multi-event passes (including a $30 FILM pass) always save money and can be found at www.vailcomedyfestival.com

Comedy – Drama – Music – Women

Feature | United States | 78 MINUTES | English

A Juilliard-trained violist navigates the New York City freelance classical musician scene, playing gigs that often draw her into the personal lives of strangers, all while living in her oddball family’s NYC apartment.

Director: Isabel Hagen
Writer: Isabel Hagen
Stars: Simon Henriques, Arielle Flax, Isabel Hagen

Winner: BEST SCREENPLAY at Tribeca Festival

Shows

  • FILM@Vail Comedy Festival screening of “On A String” (2026)

    For a single ticket to this event, click here, multi-event passes (including a $30 FILM pass) always save money and can be found at www.vailcomedyfestival.com Comedy – Drama – Music – Women Feature | United States | 78 MINUTES | English A Juilliard-trained violist navigates the New York City freelance classical musician scene, playing gigs that often draw […]

  • FILM@Vail Comedy Festival Q&A with “On A String” director Isabel Hagen

    Curated questions from audience for director Isabel Hagen following the Vail, CO premier of “On A String”. DIRECTOR’S NOTE As a filmmaker, showing a character’s anxieties on screen and having audiences relate to them can feel quite therapeutic. For this reason, getting to screen my film for an audience is always a privilege, and I’m […]