REVIEWS & PRESS

Review: American Gun Culture Comes Under Fire in Tether

Martin Carr, Film Critic

Tether feels deeply personal. Screenwriter Anghus Houvouras has fashioned a formidable piece of fiction, that follows two men wrestling with the emotional aftermath of a school shooting.

Review: Tether is a quiet drama that speaks to the grim reality of mass shooting aftermath

Peter Gray, AU Review

Director Hariharasidhen Nagarajan and writer Anghus Houvouras couldn’t accept “the new normal” of shootings in the United States. Such mass attacks as the Parkland High School shooting and the Pulse Nightclub incident were part of a grim reality that the two weren’t willing to become accustomed to.

Review: No Way Back..

Mark Lakatos, Take 2 Indie Review

There are few issues that constitute heated debates more than gun ownership. It’s a critical conundrum, underpinned by a vicious cycle of past atrocities that could have easily been avoided.

Review: Quiet, Careful, and Courageous!

Surya Komal, Just For Movie Freaks

By Surya Komal (Just For Movie Freaks). Hariharasudhen Nagarajan’s Tether is a somber, introspective drama set in the wake of a school shooting. Rather than dwelling on the incident itself, the film shifts its focus to the emotional ruins left behind.

Interview: Filming Without Fear

Paul Risker, Eye For Film

Hariharasudhen Nagarajan on going fully independent with Tether

Interview: With TETHER, Hariharasudhen Nagarajan wants to crack open the psyche of the American family

Sankeerthna Vedamtam, Movie Jawn

Over the past five years, Hariharasudhen Nagarajan has built up a steady portfolio of work as a critic and filmmaker. His multimedia essays on Tamil film have appeared in the prestigious online magazine Film Companion, and he has directed six short films that have focused on the importance of ground-level human relationships and interpersonal psychology.

Tether Exclusive Trailer Debut Celebrates Drama’s World Premiere at Dances With Films: LA

Travis Hopson, Punch Drunk Critics

Surviving a terrifying event can often be just the beginning of a victim’s trauma, as they must learn how to grapple with the aftermath of the frightening incident.

Dances With Films Announces 2025 Lineup

Matthew Carey, Deadline

Chris Hartwell’s ‘Do No Harm’ To Open Festival, Aaron Sherry’s ‘Captain Tsunami’ To Close

Dances With Films: LA 2025 Announces Film Lineup

A.A.Cristi, Broadway World

The lineup of films includes its critically-acclaimed Midnight Horror and Genre section, as well as continuing the celebration of music, dance, and family-friendly programming in the Downbeat and Kidz sections.