Artifact is a 2012 American
documentary film. It was directed by
Jared Leto under the pseudonym of
Bartholomew Cubbins, and produced by Leto and Emma Ludbrook.
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.