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.

Genres: Documentary

Stars: Jonas Mekas, Andy Warhol

Release Date: 1965-03-06

Country: United States of America

Ratings: 4.2 / 10 (43 votes)

Runtime: 479 mins