Empire (1965)
Filmed by Jonas Mekas from the 44th floor of the Time-Life Building, “Empire” explores the passage of time without the use of characters or a traditional narrative. The film, that consists of one stationary shot of the Empire State Building, was made from standard 1,200-foot rolls of 16mm film with a more than eight-hour runtime.
Director: Andy Warhol
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Jonas Mekas as Self (uncredited) |
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Andy Warhol as Self (uncredited) |
| Directing | Andy Warhol | Director |
| Directing | John Palmer | Co-Director |
| Production | Andy Warhol | Producer |
| Production | Lou Dyer | Publicist |
| Crew | Jonas Mekas | Cinematography |