Strings | |
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Directed by |
Mark Dennis Ben Foster |
Produced by | Mark Dennis Ben Foster |
Written by | Mark Dennis |
Starring | Billy Harvey Elle LaMont Daniel Dasent Chris Potter Karl Anderson Jack Lee |
Music by | Jermaine Stegall |
Cinematography | Mike Simpson |
Edited by | Mark Dennis Ben Foster |
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Running time
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98 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Strings is a 2011 American dramatic thriller film about a musician who discovers his therapist manipulates patients into committing crimes. The film is the product of the Texas filmmaking team, Mark Dennis and Ben Foster. It was written, produced, and directed by Dennis and was produced and directed by Foster. Dennis and Foster graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with degrees in Radio/TV/Film and are both musicians. The extremely low-budget film collected major awards at film festivals across the United States in 2011 and 2012.
One reviewer compared Strings to the work of Christopher Nolan, describing it as "stirring, exciting, and poignant." The film received DVD distribution with House Lights Media, based in Colorado and digital distribution with The Orchard.
The film collected the Best Director Award at the Long Island International Film Expo as well as Audience Awards at The Breckenridge Festival of Film and The White Sands International Film Festival and the award for Best Thriller at the Route 66 International Film Festival.