The automaton - trailer | Alex Reeves

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