Andy Warhol's Factory People: Welcome to the Silver Factory
Tells the story of the 60's Silver Factory that Andy founded in 1964 in an abandoned hat factory on East 47th Street in New York City. The Silver Factory lasted until 1968 when Andy gave up the lease and moved to the White Factory on Union Square. Based on fifty hours of new original interviews, Warhol screen tests and films, and thousands of photos and rare film clips that chronicle factory life and Andy filming, this three-part documentary is a revealing and fun take on those around Warhol who garnered their illusive fifteen minutes of fame. Featuring interviews with Billy Name, the Factory gatekeeper; Factory assistant Gerard Malanga; Serendipity founder Steve Bruce; Warhol SuperStars UltraViolet, Taylor Mead, Mary Woronov, Bibbi Hansen, Geraldine Smith, Louis Walden, Allen Midgette and David Croland; Warhol muse Brigid Berlin; and many others. Part One, "Welcome to the Silver Factory" covers the 1964 opening of the Silver Factory, the early Factory insiders, and a look at the films they produced.