The Automaton

USA  | 2019  | 23 minutes  | Director: W. 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.

W. Alex Reeves is an award-winning writer, director, and sound designer based in Los Angeles. Born in New York City and raised in the suburbs of Chicago, Alex moved to LA in 2006 where he began a career as a television editor. In 2011, Alex opened Point of Blue Studios, a production company based in North Hollywood where he has since produced and directed multiple award-winning documentaries, short films, music videos, and commercials. In addition to his directing credits, his sound design work has been featured in projects for Childish Gambino, Lil Dickey, and Queens of the Stone Age and on television shows for Comedy Central, Disney XD, and Netflix. Alex lives with his talented wife (Nicole Wyland) and two cats (Milo and Winnie) in West Hollywood.