https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1GdNwAGfTU8 this is just so weird that I had to bring it up to you guys. Willem Dafoe is in this movie that, according to Wikipedia, you can only watch clips of on the dark net/black market.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sculpt_(film)

This Wikipedia article is chaotic for multiple reasons. I’ll give some direct quotes here.

“Screenings took place due to a generous loan from Voodoo Queen Priestess Miriam Chamani, who has permitted its distribution solely at LACMA.”

“For the presentation of this film, LACMA’s Bing Theater was reconfigured for only one audience member at a time. Each screening is therefore turned into a unique one-person experience, with the movie effectively watching its visitor as it is watched.”

“A series of bootlegs and stolen clips from the movie occasionally reappear via the black market, during illegal screenings throughout the world, and as far as the Dark Net.”

Soon I plan on checking the sources on that last comment because I have no idea how that could be verified.

As for the plot, the IMDb claims that they don’t know the plot while the Wikipedia page has a massive description of the themes in the movie.

“Sculpt depicts an international market organized around new shapes and experiences, all the more sought-after as they are almost unattainable. In this world, thought recording and fascination for the inner space are no longer fantasies, but the object of a global market which thrives on a quest for these moments of pure intensity, beautiful experiences, thought, and obsession.”

That’s just the first paragraph.

It’s an art project that was only shown to one person at a time, at an art school. My friend is a big dafoe fan so I was wondering if we could have any help finding this movie.

Edit: Here’s some better sources https://www.e-flux.com/announcements/49061/loris-graud-sculpt/

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/aug/16/loris-greaud-willem-dafoe-scult-film-lacma

They confirm most of the details in the Wikipedia article but one new detail absolutely baffles me, bootlegs were handed out at showings of the movie??