The Long Slow Flight of the Ashbot

The Long Slow Flight of the Ashbot

2015 · 4 min · ★ 5.0 · Science Fiction

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.

Directed by Colin West · Written by Joel Priddy

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