After briefly appearing in the romantic comedy '' Don Jon '' ( 2013 ) , Hathaway starred in and co-produced ( with her husband and others ) '' Song One '' . In the drama film , she played an anthropology student who returns home to see her injured brother , Henry ( played by Ben Rosenfield ) , and soon begins a romantic relationship with his favorite musician , James Forester ( played by Johnny Flynn ) . Hathaway 's character was initially written as 19 years old , but Kate Barker-Froyland , the film 's writer and director , changed the part to that of an older woman after casting Hathaway . Hathaway says that the reason she decided to produce the film was because of its depiction of the healing power of music and second chances . For the film 's soundtrack , she provided her voice for the song " Afraid of Heights " . '' Song One '' premiered in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 30th Sundance Film Festival in January 2014 , and released in theaters the following year to mixed reviews from critics . Commercially , the film failed to recover its $ 6 million budget
30th Sundance Film Festival
2014 Sundance Film Festival
Anne Hathaway