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Tethered

2026 · 12 min

A taut, claustrophobic duel of wills that keeps you uneasy and guessing until the final beat.

Directed by: Toby Kearton
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Starring: Ryan Hai, Jason Gurvitz, Ashton Amaba

Tagline: To do a great right, do a little wrong.
Overview: Ayden, a man grappling with a fractured conscience, finds himself at the mercy of a methodical psychiatrist who pushes his unorthodox tactics to the extreme.

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Directed by: Toby Kearton
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Starring: Ryan Hai, Jason Gurvitz, Ashton Amaba

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: guilt
morality
obsession
identity
power
Places: hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	3
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	0
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, thriller
Directed by: Toby Kearton
Written by: Toby Kearton
Starring: Ryan Hai, Jason Gurvitz, Ashton Amaba, Rachel Levy, Richard Andrews
Runtime: 12 min
Languages: English

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