The footage from Thy Kingdom Come (2018) consists of excised footage from Terrence Malick's To the Wonder (2012) involving Javier Bardem's character Father Quintana. Eugene Richards was commissioned by Malick to seek out local Bartlesville, Oklahoma residents and interview them for their stories. When the scenes ultimately did not make the film, realizing the potential of what could be done with them, Richards petitioned Malick for access to the footage so he could make his own film from it.