Private Project

A Shape of Things to Come

A SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME is a borderlands Western that follows Sundog, an herbalist-hunter-homesteader who lives off the land in the Sonoran Desert. As Border Patrol encroaches on his relative freedom, he becomes increasingly unnerved and ventures beyond the bounds of his survivalism. With the first cinematic depiction of smoking a Sonoran toad’s psychedelic venom, and with an unsettling act of eco-terrorism, the figure of Sundog raises provocative questions about humanity's relation to the environment - and to itself - amidst the specter of global collapse.

  • JP Sniadecki
    Director
    El Mar La Mar, The Iron Ministry, Yumen, People's Park, Foreign Parts, Demolition
  • Lisa Malloy
    Director
  • JP Sniadecki
    Producer
    El Mar La Mar, The Iron Ministry, Yumen, People's Park, Foreign Parts, Demolition
  • Michael Sardegna
    Key Cast
    "Sundog"
  • Ernst Karel
    Sound Design & Mix
    Stray, The Hottest August, Leviathan, The Iron Ministry
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Feature
  • Genres:
    speculative fiction, sci-fi, environmental, experimental, western, border
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 17 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    March 18, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    20,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • CPH:DOX
    Copenhagen
    Denmark
    March 18, 2020
    World
    Main Competition
Distribution Information
  • Grasshopper
    Distributor
    Country: United States
    Rights: Video on Demand, Theatrical
Director - JP Sniadecki, Lisa Malloy