Colin West

When the host of a failing children’s science show tries to fulfill his childhood dream of becoming an astronaut by building a rocket ship in his garage, a series of bizarre events occur that cause him to question his own reality.

When the host of a failing children’s science show tries to fulfill his childhood dream of becoming an astronaut by building a rocket ship in his garage, a series of bizarre events occur that cause him to question his own reality.

A young woman's ghost investigates the mysterious events that led to her own murder.

A young woman's ghost investigates the mysterious events that led to her own murder.

Survival Skills is a lost police training video from 1988, which tells the story of Jim, a rookie cop who gets in over his head when he tries to resolve a domestic violence case outside the law.

Cops from the future investigate an unsolved murder mystery. The case? A Halloween party in the desert crashed by monsters, ghosts, and creepy killer guys.

An aging scientist gets help from his young neighbor to build a time machine.

All is well when a suburban father creates a robot to carry out his daily chores -- until his invention begins taking over his life.

All is well when a suburban father creates a robot to carry out his daily chores -- until his invention begins taking over his life.

All is well when a suburban father creates a robot to carry out his daily chores -- until his invention begins taking over his life.

An ash-collecting robot witnesses the collapse of the universe as he slowly drifts beyond outer space. The film is part three in director Colin West McDonald's series The Robot Scriptures, focusing on the "origin, evolution, and exodus of artificial intelligence." This particular film was based on a piece by cartoonist Joel Priddy.

"We Were Not Made For This World” is a existential sci-fi short film directed by Los Angeles-based filmmaker Colin West McDonald, based on a comic of the same name by cartoonist Paul Hornschemeier that features a rapidly declining robot wandering aimlessly through the desert (via Brian Heater @ laughingsquid.com). Directed by Colin West McDonald [cwestmcdonald.com, twitter.com/CWestMcDonald] Based on "We Were Not Made For This World" by award-winning cartoonist Paul Hornschemeier [forlornfunnies.com] || Costume Designer & Robot: Tina Matthews || Narrator: Mark "Big Poppa" Stampley || Narrator Recording Mixer: Fred Bogert || Additional Foley Artist: Felix Blume || Graphic Design: Jeff Brush [jeffbrush.com]

A young man gets deeply involved in a perhaps contrived mystery when burning rocks start falling from the sky.

A young man gets deeply involved in a perhaps contrived mystery when burning rocks start falling from the sky.