Legendary mountain musicians Dwight Diller and John Morris star in this musical drama that follows the adventures of Dr. Daniel Greenfield, a music and folklore professor who travels back to Appalachia to attend the funeral of the man who raised him. Trapped deep in the mountains, he embarks on a musical odyssey that brings him face to face with a past he's desperately tried to outrun. "The Fifth String" is a celebration of family, hope and the ultimate power of the human bond rekindled through music.