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31 gen 2013

♥ ARTIFACT at SXSW's Film Festival ♥


SXSW Film Lineup 2013

We're pleased to reveal the SXSW 2013 film lineup! Stay tuned to this page for updates as they appear, and view the full schedule here.

Showcasing the sounds, culture and influence of music and musicians, with an emphasis on documentary.
All the Labor
Director: Doug Hawes-Davis
Intimate performances and behind-the-scenes footage convey the life, labor and brotherhood of the distinctive purveyors of original American music, The Gourds, as they defy genres, expectations, and career clichés over two decades of musical joy.
(World Premiere)
Artifact
Director: Bartholomew Cubbins
Telling harsh truths about the modern music business, Artifact gives intimate access to singer/actor Jared Leto and his band Thirty Seconds to Mars as they battle their label in a brutal lawsuit and record their album This Is War. 
A Band Called Death
Directors: Mark Christopher Covino, Jeff Howlett
Before Bad Brains, the Sex Pistols and the Ramones, there was a band called Death.
Born in Chicago
Director: John Anderson
Passed down from musician to musician, the Chicago blues transcended the color lines of the 1960s as young, white Chicago musicians apprenticed themselves to legends such as Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf.
(World Premiere)
Broadway Idiot
Director: Doug Hamilton
Punk Rock meets Broadway - WTF!?! Go behind the curtain with Green Day lead singer, Billie Joe Armstrong, as he ventures into the strange new world of Broadway. Will Billie Joe – or Broadway – ever be the same?
(World Premiere)
Brothers Hypnotic
Director: Reuben Atlas
Eight brothers, extraordinary brass musicians from Chicago’s South Side, test their brotherhood and their father's legacy against mounting mainstream success.
(World Premiere)
¡Cuatro!
Director: Tim Wheeler
The film takes you inside the world of Green Day, chronicling the conceptualizing and recording of their current musical trilogy (Green Day ¡Uno! Green Day ¡Dos! Green Day ¡Tré!) and featuring intimate live performances that took place along the way.
Finding the Funk
Director/Screenwriter: Nelson George
A look at Funk’s past, present and enduring influence on contemporary music.
(World Premiere)
Good Vibrations (UK, Ireland)
Directors: Lisa Barros D'sa, Glenn Leyburn, Screenwriters: Colin Carberry, Glenn Patterson
A chronicle of Terri Hooley's life, a record-store owner instrumental in developing Belfast's punk-rock scene.
Cast : Richard Dormer, Jodie Whittaker, Michael Colgan, Karl Johnson, Liam Cunningham 
(North American Premiere)
The Punk Singer
Director: Sini Anderson
What happened to Kathleen Hanna? The Punk Singer - a feature-length documentary about the musician (Bikini Kill, Le Tigre) and feminist icon - tells the story of where she’s been, and where she is now.
(World Premiere)
Reincarnated
Director: Andy Capper
The film follows Snoop Dogg on an intimate, spiritual journey, depicting the life and times of a conflicted modern icon striving for light in a world of darkness.
(North American Premiere)
Twenty Feet from Stardom
Director: Morgan Neville
The untold story of the backup singer in popular music. It is a celebration of the voices from the edge, which brought shape and style to the soundtracks of our lives.



Artifact


SynopsisTelling harsh truths about the modern music business, Artifact gives intimate access to singer/actor Jared Leto and his band Thirty Seconds to Mars as they battle their label in a brutal lawsuit and record their album This Is War. The film is a true artifact of our times, as its subjects struggle with big questions over art, money and integrity.

Credits
Director: Bartholomew Cubbins
Producer: Jared Leto, Emma Ludbrook
Editor: Stefanie Visser, Daniel Hernandez, Ishai Setton, Shelby Siegel (Supervising Editor)
Music: Thirty Seconds to Mars, Cliff Martinez, M.I.A.
Principal Cast: Jared Leto, Shannon Leto, Tomo Milicevic, Chester Bennington, Brandon Boyd, Serj Tankian, Steve Lilywhite, Kenna.


Director BioBartholomew Cubbins has directed numerous award-winning videos for the band Thirty Seconds to Mars. Artifact (12) is his debut documentary feature. His next project is a documentary on the rare North American Ivory-Billed Woodpecker.

Contact
Sales Agent: CAA
Public Film Contact 
Emma Ludbrook
Sisyphus Productions
info@artifactthefilm.com


CREDENTIALS WITH ACCESS
Film Badge, Gold Badge, Platinum Badge, Film Festival Wristband
DIRECTOR
Bartholomew Cubbins
SCREENING SECTION (THEME)
24 Beats Per Second
DETAILS
Documentary Feature 
English 
USA 
2012 
HDCAM 
102 MIN 



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