A Walk into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory
Kadumine merre: Danny Williams ja Warhol Factory |
Director: Esther B. Robinson
Country: Great Britain
Year: 2007
Length: 90'
Language: English
The documentary is director Esther Robinson’s personal inquiry into the truth behind her Uncle Danny Williams’ mysterious 1966 disappearance. Virtually unknown today, Danny was Andy Warhol’s lover, and a promising young filmmaker. The discovery of 20 never-before-seen films William’s made during his time at the Factory – and whose many subjects include Andy Warhol, Edie Sedgwick, Paul Morrissey, Brigid Berlin, Billy Name and what may be the earliest known footage of the Velvet Underground – reveals a luminous talent and a stark gap in the historical record. Combined with Robinson’s intimate interviews of surviving Factory members, the film gets beyond the icons and quietly dismantles the Warhol myth-making machine, allowing a deeper examination of the human fragility on which Andy Warhol’s empire was built.
Awards: Berlin Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, Chicago Film Festival