Urban Crawler
Feature · Sci-Fi Action · In Development
Written by Sann Lee
A girl who lost her father and her limbs to a rogue household robot climbs into the kind of machine she hates most, becoming a pilot who stops rampaging robots in the city — and finds the code from that night three years ago once again.
Synopsis
Three years ago, before dawn, a hacked household humanoid attacked Anna, and her father died trying to save her. Left with only her right arm, Anna gets around in a power wheelchair and is told by her care facility that she has one week to move out on her own. Unable even to board a bus, she is passing a construction site when a rogue construction robot attacks her — and an “Urban Crawler,” a robot with a human pilot, steps in. Anna, who loathes robots, is left with no choice but to become a Crawler pilot, and the moment she climbs aboard, she rejects Maya, the Crawler's AI, who starts talking to her. In the wreckage of the rogue robot lies the same code as three years ago.
Characters
Anna (F)
Lost her father and her limbs to a robot attack. Despises robots and AI.
Maya (Robot)
The Crawler AI, designed to protect its pilot. Grows into something like a mother to Anna.
Yeon-hoo (M)
An Urban Crawler pilot. Saves Anna from a rogue robot.
Kang Cheol-su (M)
A former firmware developer turned terrorist who hacks robots remotely.
Oh Se-jun (M)
The executive in charge at Arktech, the Crawler manufacturer. Knows about the attacks and exploits them to drive up demand for Crawlers.
About the Writer
Sann Lee
Director of Production, Uncut Gem
Screenwriter · Film Director
<Mountain Crawler> writer-director · International festival awards
20+ years in global brand & marketing
AI · VFX filmmaking and previsualization (previz) specialist
Writer-director of <Limbo>, <Liminal>, <Mandela Effect> and more
