Artifact (2012)
September 14, 2012Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Jared Leto
Self / Director / Producer
Shannon Leto
Self
Tomo Miličević
Self
Chester Bennington
Self
Serj Tankian
Self
Bam Margera
Self
Flavor Flav
Self
Irving Azoff
Self
Brandon Boyd
Self
Angelica Cob-Baehler
Self
Robert Ezrin
Self - Interviewee
Sonny DiPerri
Self
Daniel Ek
Self
Robert Ezrin
Self
Jason Flom
Self
Flood
Self
Jeff Kempler
Self
Stefanie Visser
Editor
Kenna
Self
Damian Kulash
Self
Amanda Palmer
Self
Jed Smith
Self
Matisyahu
Self
Lee Trink
Self
Stryker
Self
Bob Lefsetz
Self
Elio Leoni-Sceti
Self
Constance Leto
Self
Daniel Levitin
Self
Steve Lillywhite
Self
Peter Paterno
Self
Ian Rogers
Self
Jamie Reed Schefman
Self
Larry Slezak
Self
Neil Stauss
Self
D.A. Wallach
Self
Annabelle Wallis
Self
Lisa Worden
Self
Ishai Setton
Editor
Emma Ludbrook
Producer
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Release DateSeptember 14, 2012
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 45m
Filming LocationsLos Angeles, United States of America
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Artifact is a 2012 American documentary film directed by Jared Leto under the pseudonym of Bartholomew Cubbins. It was produced by Leto and Emma Ludbrook through their production company Sisyphus. Artifact chronicles the modern music business as it charts the legal dispute between Leto's rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars and record label EMI, which filed a $30 million breach of contract lawsuit against them in 2008, after the band tried to exit its contract over a royalties dispute. Thirty Seconds to Mars is shown working with producer Flood to create the 2009 album This Is War, meeting with lawyers between recording sessions.
Artifact had its world premiere at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival where it received the People's Choice Award for Best Documentary. Critics praised the examination of the state of the modern music industry and its focus on the relationship between artists and record companies. The film received a limited theatrical release beginning November 23, 2013, before being released digitally on December 3, 2013.