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Tether is an experimental hybrid film combining traditional cinematography and generative artificial intelligence. Created using RED camera footage and multiple AI models orchestrated through Synthetic Frame's proprietary HeyFlo operating system, the project explores a new approach to filmmaking where human creativity and AI collaborate within the same production pipeline.
The film blends horror storytelling with emerging AI-driven visual techniques, representing a new production model for hybrid cinema.
Tether is a hybrid horror film directed by Giovanni Pedde and produced by Synthetic Frame in collaboration with The Horror Factory.
Executive producers are Valentina Martelli, Steve Bell, and James Owen.
The film combines live-action cinematography with generative AI, integrating real footage shot on RED cameras with AI-generated imagery to create a new form of hybrid filmmaking.
The production utilized seven generative AI models, including Kling, Seedance, and ElevenLabs, coordinated through HeyFlo, Synthetic Frame’s proprietary orchestration operating system.
HeyFlo (short for Heywood Floyd) functions as a multi-model AI orchestrator, designed to streamline creative workflows and integrate multiple generative systems within a single production pipeline. While Tether used seven models, the platform itself has no limit to the number of AI systems it can coordinate.
The philosophy behind HeyFlo is simple: AI as augmentation, not replacement. The system is designed to support human creativity while preserving the artistic vision of filmmakers.
Tether will be released in three versions:
• Director’s Cut
• Commercial Version
• Ultra-Short Version
The film is distributed through The Horror Factory, the UK-based horror studio led by producer and director James Owen, known for the cult horror film Bite.
Tether explores the emerging frontier where cinema, human creativity, and generative AI converge.
Directed by Giovanni Pedde
Produced by Synthetic Frame and The Horror Factory
Coming soon.
