Empire

Name: Empire
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1965-03-06
Duration: 479 min
Rating: 4.307
Cast: Jonas Mekas, Andy Warhol

4.3 (44)1965-03-067h 59m

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.