Inspired by the death of Trayvon Martin and other nameless black men, Strings follows one man’s road to execution, and hopefully, another’s toward redemption. As Man awaits his impending hearing and execution for cleaning up his neighborhood, the only person that wants seems to want Man to live is his brand new lawyer, Derek. While Derek prepares to defend a man he just met, for a trial they each find that they some things are inescapable and no one is truly innocent.