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Meow Wolf: Origin Story

We felt like there was thisapparatus of gate-keeping that was keeping usout of the art...

We felt like there was this
apparatus of gate-keeping that was keeping us
out of the art world

Full Transcript

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We felt like there was this apparatus of gate-keeping
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that was keeping us out of the art world.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:29
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...
- So it was like, well, if we're gonna be living in Santa Fe - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:09
- So it was like, well, if we're gonna be living in San...
- We were sort of like, Santa Fe's orphans of neglect. - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:05
- We were sort of like, Santa Fe's orphans of neglect.
- We all organically just grouped together. - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:05
- We all organically just grouped together.
We had a place called the Quadruplex - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:07
We had a place called the Quadruplex
- It just felt like really cool to be a part - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:07
- It just felt like really cool to be a part
♪ Living off this land ♪ - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:06
♪ Living off this land ♪
He was an animal back in the day, he was just feral. - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:04
He was an animal back in the day, he was just feral.
♪ Take them by their hand ♪ - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:07
♪ Take them by their hand ♪
- The police would come and shut everything down immediately - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:08
- The police would come and shut everything down immediately
- The police had concluded that there was a cult - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:09
- The police had concluded that there was a cult
[upbeat music] - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:09
[upbeat music]
- I'm King Cosma, and I come from the Oz Dimension - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:05
- I'm King Cosma, and I come from the Oz Dimension
The new tradition and taking back - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:04
The new tradition and taking back
♪ It feels so '80s ♪ - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:14
♪ It feels so '80s ♪
♪ Get up, baby, yeah ♪ - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:22
♪ Get up, baby, yeah ♪
I did the math, and I was okay so, if 15 people got together - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:09
I did the math, and I was okay so, if 15 people got together
We could throw shows, we could do really weird things, - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:06
We could throw shows, we could do really weird things,
♪ Get up, baby, yeah ♪ - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:05
♪ Get up, baby, yeah ♪
[light electronic music] - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:05
[light electronic music]
We all threw down $100 a month, - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:05
We all threw down $100 a month,