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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 profound and 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"

**Winner**
Best Short Film - Twin Cities Film Festival 2019
Best Narrative Short - Denver Underground Film Festival 2019
Best Director - Chicago Independent Film Festival 2019
Audience Award - Chicago Independent Film Festival 2019
Best Short Film Technical Achievement - Block Island Film Festival 2019
Best Actress - Los Angeles Cinematography Awards 2019
Best Sound - FilmQuest 2019
Best Production Design - OtherWorlds Film Festival 2019
Best Production Design - Deep Focus Film Festival 2019

**Official Selection 2019/2020**
Boston Sci-Fi, Nightmares, OtherWorlds, FilmQuest, Twin Cities, Dances With Films, Twister Alley, Genre Blast, Julien Dubuque International, Chicago Independent, Denver Underground, Phenomena, Block Island, Jugggernaut, Deep Focus, Silver State and Indy Film Festival

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
VFX: Adam Joseph Janeira
Music Composed & Conducted by Nicholas Jacobson-Larson
Sound Recordist: Victoria Carrillo
Sound Design: Kevin Senzaki
Sound Mix: W. Alex Reeves

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