Tommy Becker

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Prefer Not To Say TrailerThe Shape of Things to Come TrailerElective: Art Trailer

Tommy Becker attended the San Francisco Art Institute as an undergraduate before receiving his MFA in Film/Video/Performance from California College of Arts where he was awarded, "The All College Honor Award". A poet trapped in a camcorder, Becker continues to feed his video, music and poems into his never-ending saga, "TAPE NUMBER ONE". Often Becker's single channel works are translated to live cinema performance. He has been an artist in residency at Headlands Center for The Arts and the Wexner Center for the Arts. Becker’s work has been shared at Bay Area Now 4 at the Yerba Buena Center for The Arts, Freewaves' 10th Biennial Film, Video & New Media Art Festival, Los Angeles; White Columns, New York; Ann Arbor FF; Chicago Underground FF; Currents New Media FF; Perth International FF and Black Maria FF. Since 2004, he's worked as an arts educator in the Bay Area.

Most Popular Tommy Becker Trailers

Total trailers found: 7

Elective: Art Trailer (2024)

04 May 2024

Elective: ART is an art rock film that reflects on my twenty year journey as a high school art teacher.

Song for Awe & Dread Trailer (2015)

16 April 2015

Song for Awe & Dread is a contemporary take on the vanitas paintings of the 17th century and an investigation into the emotional duality of our existence.

The Mirror Neuron Trailer (2021)

16 October 2021

Mirror neurons activate when we observe the actions of others. They allow us to empathize through feeling, not thinking.

Emotions in Metal Trailer (2020)

27 March 2020

"Emotions in Metal" is a twenty-minute visual album by Tommy Becker, divided into eight vignettes that blend video, music, poetry, performance, and computer-generated design.

Song for Koko Trailer (2016)

20 August 2016

Scenes of conflict and captivity.

The Shape of Things to Come Trailer (2025)

18 April 2025

Expanded cinema performance. 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.

Prefer Not To Say Trailer (2026)

19 April 2026

In an age dominated by identity politics and increasingly intrusive bureaucracies, this work is a celebration of privacy, personal freedom, and diversity of being.