Empire

Empire — Plot

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.

• Release date
• March 6, 1965
• Runtime
• 479 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Andy Warhol

Empire — Cast

Jonas Mekas Self (uncredited) Andy Warhol Self (uncredited)