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Meow Wolf: Origin Story

We did this foryears and it got, you know, it got really tiring because we'd go to a...

We did this for
years and it got, you know, it got really tiring because we'd go to a city
and there were 10 of us living in one tiny little room,
sleeping one after another because that's
all we can afford, because all the money
is going to the art

Full Transcript

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- We did this for years and it got,
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you know, it got really tiring
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because we'd go to a city and there were 10 of us
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living in one tiny little room, sleeping one after another
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because that's all we can afford,
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because all the money is going to the art.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:45:24
Uploaded
Jun 19, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Meow Wolf

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Movie Summary

A group of artists in Santa Fe, NM become a DIY collective called Meow Wolf. Their immersive, large-scale exhibitions crack open a profitable niche in the arts industry, even as their social mission is challenged by the demands of...
- At some point you have to go, well, - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:05
- At some point you have to go, well,
Like, I'm not gonna have a family - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:06
Like, I'm not gonna have a family
- We saw very clearly why this wasn't gonna work. - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:05
- We saw very clearly why this wasn't gonna work.
You know, money wasted, projects that were total disasters. - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:05
You know, money wasted, projects that were total disasters.
Meow Wolf was really feeling like this obligation - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:07
Meow Wolf was really feeling like this obligation
[slow breathing] [dreamy electronic music] - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:06
[slow breathing] [dreamy electronic music]
[wolf howling] - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:07
[wolf howling]
Meow Wolf was kind of dissipating into different ideas, - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:09
Meow Wolf was kind of dissipating into different ideas,
- [Man] David put, like, so much energy into what he did. - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:04
- [Man] David put, like, so much energy into what he did.
He had mood swings, intense kind of manic approach to things - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:09
He had mood swings, intense kind of manic approach to things
- The swings were much larger - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:06
- The swings were much larger
He was a very talented photographer - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:08
He was a very talented photographer
David put together this show in the Meow Wolf warehouse. - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:05
David put together this show in the Meow Wolf warehouse.
He was gonna present his photographs, - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:12
He was gonna present his photographs,
When you came and saw this show, you were encouraged to - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:10
When you came and saw this show, you were encouraged to
By the end of it, it was just this - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:05
By the end of it, it was just this
- [Man] Sentences that didn't make sense - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:10
- [Man] Sentences that didn't make sense
He continued to have bouts with mania, depression. - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:05
He continued to have bouts with mania, depression.
- [Man] Sometimes he was down and you could - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:06
- [Man] Sometimes he was down and you could
- David actually lived with us for, like, six months. - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:05
- David actually lived with us for, like, six months.