RISE
Directed By: David Karlak
Produced By: Roy Lee, David Karkland, Trevor Engelson
Visual Effects: Scott Metzger
Assistant Director: Kelley Donelson
In the near future, sentient robots are targeted for elimination after they develop emotional symmetry to humans and a revolutionary war for their survival begins.
Proof of concept for RISE, created by David Karlak (twitter.com/DavidKarlak).
pitched in 2011: deadline.com/2011/12/warner-bros-buys-actionsci-fi-pitch-from-roy-lees-underground-204511/
Visit the official site: conceptrise.com
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Facebook page: facebook.com/conceptrisefilm
Starring Anton Yelchin and Rufus Sewell.
About the Director
David Karlak is a filmmaker based in Los Angeles, CA. In 2010. Karlak directed the short film "THE CANDIDATE" that went on to created a huge buzz in Hollywood after the short made the prestigious Viewfinder List in 2011 and played at film festivals around the world. Following the success of "THE CANDIDATE", Karlak sold an original sci-fi pitch to Warner Brothers titled "RISE" with Roy Lee producing, and then a second original pitch titled "OUTLIERS" to 20th Century Fox with Peter Chernin producing. Karlak is attached to direct both films. In recent years, Karlak has also been exploring the use of virtual reality to tell story, having directed a virtual reality experience set in the world of "RISE" which premiered it at the Storyscapes series at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2014. 
