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American film director
Chris Gorak
is an American film director who started as an art director and production designer. He directed the 2006 film
Right at Your Door
and the 2011 film
The Darkest Hour
. Gorak began working in the film industry in the 1990s as an art director. In the 2000s, he worked on several films as a production designer before becoming a film director.
Background
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Gorak attended
Tulane University
where he earned an
architecture
degree. He changed his career to film and worked as an art director for directors like
David Fincher
, the
Coen brothers
, and
Terry Gilliam
.
[1]
When Gorak worked as production designer on the 2004 film
The Clearing
, he expressed afterward to its producers interest in film direction. They challenged him to provide something viable, and he wrote a script for an intended short film titled
Right at Your Door
.
[2]
He eventually directed the 2006 feature thriller film
Right at Your Door
, which he said was reflective of authorities being impotent in a world after the
September 11 attacks
. He had initially worried about his film being too similar to
28 Days Later
but found inspiration in filming on a low budget.
[3]
After
Right at Your Door
, he planned to write and direct a cop drama titled
SIS
.
[4]
The film was not realized, and Gorak instead directed the alien invasion film
The Darkest Hour
, released in 2011.
[5]
In October 2013,
Paramount Pictures
bought Gorak's science fiction spec script
Attach
and began to develop a film, which Gorak is attached to direct.
[6]
By February 2017,
Attach
was no longer under Paramount, and actor
Alex Russell
was cast to star in the film.
[7]
Gorak is a member of the
Art Directors Guild
.
[8]
Filmography
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Art director
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Production designer
Film director
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References
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- ^
Hart, Hugh (August 19, 2007).
"Hugh Hart's Industry Buzz: Chris Gorak directs 'Right at Your Door'
"
.
San Francisco Chronicle
. Archived from
the original
on June 26, 2022.
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Murray, Rebecca (July 29, 2007).
"Exclusive Interview with Chris Gorak, Writer/Director of Right at Your Door"
.
Hollywood Movies
.
About.com
. Archived from
the original
on October 4, 2009
. Retrieved
August 3,
2010
.
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Lee, Marc (September 9, 2006).
"Film-makers on film: Chris Gorak"
.
The Daily Telegraph
. Archived from
the original
on November 14, 2012.
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Zeitchik, Steven (July 17, 2008).
"Chris Gorak to write, direct 'SIS' for Warners"
.
The Hollywood Reporter
.
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Catsoulis, Jeannette (December 26, 2011).
"
'The Darkest Hour,' Directed by Chris Gorak ? Review"
.
The New York Times
.
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Siegel, Tatiana (October 22, 2013).
"Paramount Nabs Hot Sci-Fi Script From Chris Gorak"
.
The Hollywood Reporter
. Retrieved
January 20,
2014
.
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Lodderhose, Diana (February 3, 2017).
"Chris Gorak To Direct Sci-Fi Thriller 'Attach' Starring Alex Russell ? Berlin"
.
Deadline Hollywood
. Retrieved
October 1,
2019
.
- ^
"Member Profile ? Art Directors Guild"
.
adg.org
.
Art Directors Guild
. Retrieved
January 20,
2014
.
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