FeaturePG2016·96m·7.0

High Strung

See the music. Hear the dance.

MusicRomanceDrama

When a hip hop violinist busking in the New York subway encounters a classical dancer on scholarship at the Manhattan Conservatory of the Arts, sparks fly. With the help of a hip hop dance crew they must find a common ground while preparing for a competition that could change their lives forever.

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Cast

Keenan Kampa

Ruby

Nicholas Galitzine

Johnnie

Sonoya Mizuno

Jazzy

Jane Seymour

Oksana

Richard Southgate

Kyle

Paul Freeman

Kramrovsky

Marcus Emanuel Mitchell

Hayward Jones III

Maia Morgenstern

Markova

Anabel Kutay

April

John Silver

Krispy

Ian Eastwood

Rik

Comfort Fedoke

Poptart

Corinne Holt

Jett

Lorenzo Cammarota

Tiptoe

Tom Russell

Jaxson

Simon A. Mendoza

Ollie

Miranda Wilson

Mary

Olivier Raynal

Neil

Claudiu Trandafir

Walter

Andrew Pleavin

Slater

Details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Languages
English
Budget
Revenue
$2.1M
Age rating
PG
Quality
4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production
Sforzando ProductionsCastel FilmRiviera Films

Crew

Director

Michael Damian

Writers

Janeen Damian, Michael Damian

Janeen Damian

Editor

Michael Damian

Editor

Byron Speight

Editor

Peter CabadaHagan

Editor

Viorel Sergovici

Director of Photography

Gallery

Reviews

Reno

12/14/2016

6.0

**A violinist meets a dancer: A love story.** That's a freaky poster, but the film was good. You know there are dance flicks even worse than this, especially, it was once a trendy theme, but now nothing impressive. In that perspective, this film was a relief, a decently made film. So dance flick means people expect extraordinary moves and music, but in this, they had kept them simple. They did not press hard on either street dance or the classical dance. It was kind of fusion between them and in addition to that live music like mainly violin. I don't know anybody from the cast or the director, but it does not look like a B movie/indie, because the production quality was excellent. Even the story was somewhat cliché, yet enjoyable, mainly for its around 90 minute narration. I mean being a short and a decent pace with the good performances and musics and dances, this film can be easily become a dance flick of the year. The film is not just for youngsters, but for everyone. The matured contents like maintaining the decency from the dialogues to the pictures, nothing obscene in it. A perfect PG film, the majority would like it or not, but surely will be entertained. Having lots of good quality, I did not like it entirely. In some parts it looked just fake to me like in the real world kind. I would say watch it, but don't expect too much, especially twist or surprises. It's really a nice film. _6/10_

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