BECOMING is a collaboration between filmmaker Shelley Hopkins and musician and composer Tomas Nordmark.

In 2025 the work was featured as part of the official selection at Ghent International Film Week 2025 in the “Rabbit Hole” program, celebrating avant-garde and immersive works in contemporary film and was awarded ‘Best Installation Film’ at the festival. The film has since been awarded awards at Cannes International Film Week (Cannes Avant-Garde Award), The Ardennes International Film Festival (Best Experimental Film) and New Jersey Independent Film Festival (Best Experimental Film)

BECOMING has been part of the official selection at the following film festivals:
— Cannes Internationational Film Week 2026 (presented the Cannes Avant-Garde Award)
— The Ardennes International Film Festival 2026 (awarded Best Experimental Film)
— New Jersey Independent Film Festival 2026 (awarded Best Experimental Film)
— Sydney World Film Festival 2026
— Wunderground Film Festival 2026
— Ghent International Film Week 2025 (awarded Best Installation Film)