The Shape of Things to Come • SD, HDV, 16mm direct/archival & Gen3-Alpha • 20min • 2025
"The Shape of Things to Come" is a six-chapter art rock film that delves into themes of nostalgia for the future, uncertainties of technological progress, and the quest for authentic human connection. Through original songwriting, poetry, performance art, and insights of Terence McKenna, the film offers a creative exploration of our innovative nature and challenges us to consider how the very technology we create might ultimately pose risks to our well-being.
Video, Music & Text: written, recorded, edited and performed by Tommy Becker / Additional text by Terence McKenna
CH. 1 - Timeline to the Unknown • SD HDV • 2024 • clip 1:30 of 2:30
a condensed retelling of our species evolution conveyed in song between bits of archival audio. Video, music, text: written, recorded, edited and performed by Tommy Becker
CH. 3 - Architects Are Writing Code (clip from The Shape of Things to Come, 22min, 2025)
Video, Music & Text: written, recorded, edited and performed by Tommy Becker 2024. Vocals, guitars, synth, drum programming by Tommy Becker. Bass guitar by Pat Dintino. Audio mixed and mastered at Fogel Studios in San Francisco, CA.