LOGLINE
A beloved six string guitar travels from person to person,
magically helping them out in their time of need with inspiration,
encouragement, and comfort . . . then makes its way back to the little girl who
dreams of playing it in Carnegie Hall.
PITCH
A young musician leaves her precious guitar in a taxicab,
threatening her dreams of playing at Carnegie Hall. The guitar is on a mission,
though, and makes its way to a homeless man, inspiring him to clean up his life
and try and get back into the New York Philharmonic. Then, a former rock
musician decides he wants to get his band back together again. An elderly woman
dying in hospital has some peaceful last moments playing the guitar and
singing, surrounded by friends. Finally, the guitar makes its way back to the
young girl who lost it. Thrilled to have Six Strings in her hands again, she
generously knows she’s fine to share him with others every now and then.
SYNOPSIS
When 11-year-old Lyric Lark loses her beloved guitar Six
Strings in a New York City taxicab, she is worried that she’ll never play at
Carnegie Hall—her lifelong dream. Her teacher at the Brooklyn Music School
tells her to simply borrow a guitar until hers is found. Lyric considers that
maybe somebody needs the guitar more than she does. Over the years, Six Strings
has been held by all kinds of people—mostly at a pivotal moment when they
need his comfort or guidance. His original owner was legendary guitarist, Reed
Rock, who upon his death prayed for his guitar to live on.
That night the taxi driver finds an out-of-tune guitar and
tosses it out next to a homeless man who grabs it, tuning the guitar, and playing
flawless jazz standards like “Rhapsody in Blue.” People give him money as he remembers
his days as a classical guitarist for the New York Philharmonic, before he
started drinking and lost everything. He decides to try and get his old job
back. The next day a trash collector and former rock star grabs the instrument,
but though he wants to get his band back together he needs an electric guitar,
so he takes Six Strings to a hospital donation office. Meanwhile, the homeless man makes his way to
the New York Philharmonic in a new set of clothes bought with the money from his
street performance with Six Strings.
At the hospital, the donation manager puts a new set of strings on the guitar and sends it down a long hall of hospital rooms. A nurse picks it up and places him in an elderly woman’s room. With only a few days to live, the elderly woman decides to play the guitar one last time. As she plays and sings, the patients from the ward gather by her bed, joining in a round of “Amazing Grace.” As Six Strings lays quietly on her lap, the elderly woman passes away. Six Strings goes back down the hall to the donation manager, who decides that the guitar would do better at a school. Noticing the name tag on the instrument, which says: “Lyric Lark,” he takes the guitar to the Brooklyn Music School, hoping to find the owner. When he bursts into the school, Lyric runs to get her beloved guitar. Badgered for identification, her teacher defends Lyric, making the man return Six Strings. As Lyric goes into class with Six Strings, the manager warns the girl not to lose the guitar again. Determined still to play at Carnegie Hall, Lyric thinks she needs Six Strings more than anyone else, even if she has to share him every now and then.
Copyright 2022 Jennifer Waters
At the hospital, the donation manager puts a new set of strings on the guitar and sends it down a long hall of hospital rooms. A nurse picks it up and places him in an elderly woman’s room. With only a few days to live, the elderly woman decides to play the guitar one last time. As she plays and sings, the patients from the ward gather by her bed, joining in a round of “Amazing Grace.” As Six Strings lays quietly on her lap, the elderly woman passes away. Six Strings goes back down the hall to the donation manager, who decides that the guitar would do better at a school. Noticing the name tag on the instrument, which says: “Lyric Lark,” he takes the guitar to the Brooklyn Music School, hoping to find the owner. When he bursts into the school, Lyric runs to get her beloved guitar. Badgered for identification, her teacher defends Lyric, making the man return Six Strings. As Lyric goes into class with Six Strings, the manager warns the girl not to lose the guitar again. Determined still to play at Carnegie Hall, Lyric thinks she needs Six Strings more than anyone else, even if she has to share him every now and then.
Copyright 2022 Jennifer Waters
