
The films were made between 1964 and 1966 at Warhol's Factory studio in New York City. Subjects were captured in stark relief by a strong key light, and filmed by Warhol with his stationary 16mm Bolex camera on silent, black and white, 100-foot rolls of film at 24 frames per second. The resulting two-and-a-half-minute film reels were then screened in 'slow motion' at 16 frames per second.
Directed by Andy Warhol, Andy Warhol Screen Tests leans on a strong ensemble — Eric Andersen, Paul America, Marisa Berenson — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 1965.
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Oliver Stone charts the history of the United States from the Second World War to the present.
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