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Empire

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  • Documentary

Overview

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.

Keywords

  • empire state building
  • avant-garde
  • experimental

Details

Status
Released
Release date
March 6, 1965
Original language
English
Countries
United States of America
Director
Andy Warhol
Producer
Andy Warhol
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
Empire (1965) | Kinocult