In 1897, a young widow returns to the family farm where she discovers her late husband's attempt at building a primitive sentient machine. The Automaton is a 22-minute genre-bending western sci-fi fantasy that explores the unavoidable drive for human connection in an era of overwhelming progress and change.
Written & Directed by W. Alex Reeves
Starring Nicole Wyland, Mindee de Lacey, Jill Remez, Bruno Oliver, and John Ennis as "Otto"
Director of Photography: Nick Mahar
Creature Designer: Tim Martin
Executive Producer: Adam Joseph Janeira
Producer: Scott Wickman
Production Manager: Gillian Entin
Assistant Director: Patrick Lundberg
Production Designer: Laura Lahti
Costume Designer: Naomi Gonzalez Kahn
Make Up Artist: Mika Michelle
Music Composed & Conducted by Nicholas Jacobson-Larson
Sound Designer: Kevin Senzaki
