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Strings

by Hooroo Jackson

A puppeteer and a plantation owner’s daughter form an artistic bond across a violent social divide.

Format
Feature
Genre
Period drama
Year
2026
Added
17 Sept 2026

Premiered in February 2026. Jackson offers a version in which the viewer receives one of two endings without choosing it.

Why this film matters

The consequential experiment is narrative: an algorithm changes the fate of the relationship. That makes this a useful case for asking where editorial authorship ends and distribution begins. Its period setting also demands sustained continuity of faces, clothing and social space across a feature.

The official page links the full film and the randomized-ending edition.

Production notebook

What the makers have disclosed. Credits may be partial.

01

Budget and team

The director reports a crew of one and a budget under $1,000. These are self-reported production figures.

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02

Variable ending

The creator describes an algorithm selecting either a happy or tragic ending; this is an edition-specific mechanism, not evidence that the story is generated live.

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