Introduce Yourself : Hello from an Independent Filmmaker! New Tech-Thriller Project: ONUR GÜNÜ by Gökhan Bulut

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Congratulations on finishing development of ONUR GÜNÜ! It sounds interesting.

Hey Gökhan, great to hear from you! I've always said the world can use more techno-thrillers! If you're looking for ways to get ONUR GÜNÜ out there in front of people, execs scout for projects via our OWA program thru the Stage 32 Writers Room. Feels like every other OWA, the comps they're looking for include Ex Machina. So get out there and shoot your shot!

Hi Pat,

thank you for your kind message and for taking the time to look at ONUR GÜNÜ.

I appreciate your thoughts on the genre and the suggestion regarding the OWA program.

I will definitely take a closer look at it.

Best regards,

Gökhan

Welcome, Gökhan.

Exciting to see an independent filmmaker bringing a tech-thriller world to life.

At Unique Stops, we focus on building original cinematic story universes and long-form psychological series, so it’s always inspiring to connect with creators developing bold, production-ready worlds.

Wishing you great momentum with ONUR GÜNÜ and its journey ahead.

Congratulations and Happy New Year.

Thank you so much, Sara! I really appreciate your kind words. It’s great to connect with someone from Unique Stops who understands the depth of building cinematic universes. I’d love to stay in touch and perhaps discuss our shared passion for psychological and bold storytelling sometime. Best of luck with your projects as well!

Thank you, Brenda! Happy New Year to you too, wishing you a wonderful year ahead

Hey there, Gökhan. Share your logline on here and we might take a look. Cheers!

Welcome! I love Black Mirror and similar genres. I’m actually working on a screenplay right now that explores AI through the lens of socioeconomic status and the widening class division.

Wishing you the best of luck with your project!

Hi Ryan, thank you!

Onur Günü was born from a philosophical and moral paradox — it emerged naturally while I was exploring the idea.

Stepping back, I realized it sits in the same lane as Ex Machina and Black Mirror.

Wishing you the best with your project too!

Hi Marcel, thank you so much — I really appreciate it.

Logline: A reclusive AI researcher infiltrates a visionary tech company and engineers the downfall of its CEO with a blend of real and fabricated evidence to collapse a hidden criminal network—only to unleash an “ethical intervention” AI that starts making irreversible moral decisions, spreading a new kind of justice no one can appeal.

It’s designed as a complete standalone story, with clear franchise/trilogy potential as the ethical algorithms spread beyond a single company.

If it sounds like a fit, I can share a one-pager / treatment

Gökhan Bulut You can shorten the logline a bit more, but it's promising. You can always share the synopsis on your logline when it's done. Cheers!

Thanks, Marcel — I appreciate the feedback.

I’ll refine and shorten the logline further, and I’m working on the synopsis as suggested.

Thanks again, Marcel.

Here’s a tighter version of the logline, as suggested:

An AI researcher dismantles a hidden criminal network—only to unleash autonomous ethical systems that begin redefining justice worldwide

That sounds interesting, Gökhan Bulut! I'd definitely watch that movie. Your logline is just the setup. I suggest adding the story goal and the stakes. I also suggest giving the researcher an adjective (the main flaw the protagonist has to overcome in the script or an adjective that describes the protagonist’s personality). It'll give the reader more insight into the protagonist.

Thanks for the invaluable feedback, Maurice! I took your advice to heart and gave the protagonist a clearer flaw and a personality-driven adjective to provide more insight into his journey.

​Updated Logline:

Driven by a haunting childhood trauma, a brilliant but morally compromised AI researcher (Rohan) engineers an autonomous ethical system to dismantle a criminal network; however, when he orchestrates a dirty frame-up to secure his version of justice, he must face an idealist ethics officer determined to stop a system that has begun to redefine justice through vengeance

And Marcel, as you suggested, here is the short synopsis to provide a deeper look at the story goal and the stakes:

​Synopsis:

Rohan creates Kara Kutu—an AI that enforces ethical boundaries where humans hesitate. But when his CEO chooses profit over lives, Rohan crosses the line, planting fabricated evidence to destroy him. This triggers a battle with Lukas, an idealist who believes that 'you cannot make a syrup of justice with poisoned water.' If Rohan crosses the abyss of tyranny to fight it, he risks becoming the very monster he sought to destroy. The stake is no longer just catching criminals; it's a battle for the soul of justice itself.

You're welcome, Gökhan Bulut. Your logline is really long (57 words). I suggest keeping it to 35 words or less/around 35 words.

Gökhan Bulut It's almost like a chess game. I'm really intrigued to find out more. Best of luck to you! :)

Hearing it described like a chess game was strangely reassuring.

It placed the story back where it belongs — within the frame of a film.

Not reality, but a note imagined slightly ahead of its timeline.

Some stories, when they get this close to truth, choose their own distance