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.

Outside of Cleveland follows Max, a nostalgic thirty-something songwriter who returns to Cleveland to help his parents move out of his childhood home, only to be transported back to his teenage years where he reconnects with a neighbor he once ignored. Now literally living in the past, Max begins to see up close that the childhood he’d been romanticizing as an adult was more of a flawed picture than the one he’d painted in his mind. With his fiancée waiting in Chicago and his youth quickly slipping away, Max must decide whether to keep hiding in the past or finally start living in the moment.

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.

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

"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.

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.

Outside of Cleveland follows Max, a nostalgic thirty-something songwriter who returns to Cleveland to help his parents move out of his childhood home, only to be transported back to his teenage years where he reconnects with a neighbor he once ignored. Now literally living in the past, Max begins to see up close that the childhood he’d been romanticizing as an adult was more of a flawed picture than the one he’d painted in his mind. With his fiancée waiting in Chicago and his youth quickly slipping away, Max must decide whether to keep hiding in the past or finally start living in the moment.

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.

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.

"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.

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.

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

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.

Sicilia is a love story. A visually rich, character-driven documentary that explores the heart and soul of Sicily and why anyone who goes here falls in love with this island. Told through the lives of local artisans — from fishermen and chefs to winemakers, chocolate makers, artists, and harvesters — the film captures the island’s deep-rooted traditions, layered history, and vibrant cultural identity. As ancient landscapes meet modern rhythms, Sicilia becomes more than just a place — it becomes a story of resilience, passion, and the timeless spirit of a people whose way of life is both a reflection of the past and a celebration of the present.