The Orchard Engine
A farm mechanic discovers that every apple tree in her valley is part of a buried machine counting down to spring.
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The story
In a rain-soaked valley, mechanic Ruth Bell repairs tractors for families who refuse to leave their orchards. When the trees begin ticking at night, she uncovers an engine beneath the roots that has been waiting for one missing child to return.
- Original title
- The Orchard Engine
- Land / Region
- Vereinigte Staaten · Irland
- Genres
- Science-Fiction
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Year
- 2026
- Runtime
- 90:37
- Director
- Maya Quill
Creative process
Director, editor, poster art director, rights reviewer, language reviewer, and producer approve creative, legal, and cultural outputs.
Human-led story development, screenplay polish, casting bible, rights review, AI-generated key art and motion tests, human edit, grade, sound, language review, and C2PA export.
- AI participation (source-declared)
- 75 %
- Creative method
- Generative Erzählung
- Format
- Langfilm
- Resolution
- 4K
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39:1
- Frame rate
- 24 fps
- Delivery format
- 4K DCP; ProRes 4444 XQ master; H.265 review screener.
- Subtitles
- Englisch · Koreanisch · Japanisch · Thailändisch · Französisch