At the Venice Film Festival this past September, Abel Ferrara premiered his latest entry in a prolific career spanning cult classics, gems, and even a few notable misfires. In “Sportin’ Life,” an experimental documentary fully funded by fashion house Saint Laurent, Ferrara takes an intimate look at his own life and work, with his pal and frequent star Willem Dafoe along for the ride. Shot mostly around the time Ferrara and Dafoe were promoting their film “Siberia” at the Berlin Film Festival earlier this year, the documentary has yet to secure distribution. But, exclusive to IndieWire, you can watch the hour-long film in its entirety below.

“I have been shooting predominately documentaries the past 10 years or so. Whatever the subject — Piazza Vittorio, Padre Pio — we also film the process itself…. so our team and I are a part of it,” Ferrara said in a statement about the film. “The subject...