Strings (2011 film)
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Ben Foster
Ben Foster
Elle LaMont
Daniel Dasent
Chris Potter
Karl Anderson
Jack Lee
Jon Wunsch
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| Directed by | Mark Dennis Ben Foster |
| Written by | Mark Dennis |
| Produced by | Mark Dennis Ben Foster |
| Starring | Billy Harvey Elle LaMont Daniel Dasent Chris Potter Karl Anderson Jack Lee Jon Wunsch |
| Cinematography | Mike Simpson |
| Edited by | Mark Dennis Ben Foster |
| Music by | Jermaine Stegall |
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Running time | 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.[1][2] The extremely low-budget film collected major awards at film festivals across the United States in 2011 and 2012.
- Austin Film Festival – October 2011 [3]
- The Breckenridge Festival of Film – June 2011[4]
- Hollywood Film Festival – October 2011 [5]
- Long Island International Film Expo – July 2011[2]
- Route 66 International Film Festival – September 2011[6]
- San Francisco Best Actors (in a) Film Festival – May 2011[7]
- Silver City Film Festival – November 2011 [8]
- SOHO International Film Festival - April 2012 [9]
- The Tri-State Film Festival – September 2012[10]
- Tulsa International Film Festival – September 2011 [11]
- The White Sands International Film Festival – August 2011[12]
Reception
One reviewer compared Strings to the work of Christopher Nolan, describing it as "stirring, exciting, and poignant."[13] The film received DVD distribution with House Lights Media, based in Colorado and digital distribution with The Orchard.[14]