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The Simunaut's Tale

Post-Production (2025)
English | Science Fiction

SYNOPSIS

The film is a science fiction love story that explores the intersection of technology and humanity, following a young woman from a future where people have suppressed their emotions as she enters a simulation of the past. There, she discovers the feelings that make us human and finds herself falling in love.

Company

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CAST

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Miku Martineau
Kata/Esty9

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Portrait of actor Dylan Baker, who plays Ted Cummings in The Simunaut’s Tale, with short dark hair and blue eyes, wearing a brown checkered blazer and dark shirt, standing in front of a colorful background with posters.

Dylan Baker
Ted Cummings

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Portrait of actor Brian Dole as Ian Jones in The Simunaut’s Tale, with dark hair and blue eyes, wearing a denim jacket against a dark background

Brian Dole
Ian Jones

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Close-up portrait of actor Daniel Reed Ferrell as Sam in The Simunaut’s Tale, with wavy brown hair and brown eyes, wearing a black shirt and looking directly at the camera.

Daniel Reed Ferrell
Sam

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Portrait of actor Brian Fitzgerald as Brian Jones in The Simunaut’s Tale, a young man with short dark hair and fair skin, smiling broadly against a neutral gray background.

Bryan Fitzgerald
Brian Jones

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CASTING DIRECTOR:
ADRIENNE STERN

DIRECTOR

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Andy Watts

“The dynamic interplay between technological progress and the human condition presents a profound philosophical challenge. We constantly grapple with how our tools transform our lives and beliefs, and how our inherent values, in turn, drive the evolution of those tools. This reciprocal influence is particularly evident in this era of accelerating innovation, requiring constant reflection and re-evaluation of our shared future. This film asks us to do just that.”

Writer/director Andy Watts started in the film industry as a lighting technician, where he worked on everything from micro-budget music videos to Steven Spielberg blockbusters (War of the Worlds, 2005). While earning his MFA in screenwriting at Columbia University, Andy received grants from New Line Cinema and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.  Andy has written and directed numerous short films that have screened in festivals within the U.S. and internationally, and aired on HBO, Cinemax, HBO Latino, and Japanese television.  He co-wrote the feature film Crooked & Narrow (2016) with director Neal Dhand (Dark My Light, 2025).  While in the final stages of finishing another short, 21st, Andy is currently adapting two older projects into a TV series and a feature film, respectively.  He resides in Ithaca, NY, where he teaches film production at Ithaca College.