A birthday gift for Warhol that became queer cinema history—filmed live, edited in-camera, pure chaos.
In 1968, Wakefield Poole filmed an exhibition of Andy Warhol's work at the Whitney Museum. He edited ANDY "in-camera" as he filmed it, then created a collage soundtrack and presented a print to Warhol as a birthday gift. When BOYS IN THE SAND opened in New York, Poole showed ANDY before each screening.
Editing
In-camera editing—no second takes, pure instinct.
Direction
Poole capturing Warhol's world from inside it.
Sound
Collage soundtrack, chaotic and hypnotic.
Director
Wakefield Poole
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This 10-minute experiment played before the first mainstream hardcore gay porn film in America—Poole literally bridged avant-garde and adult cinema.
Wakefield Poole was a Broadway dancer before becoming a pioneering gay filmmaker; ANDY was his directorial debut.
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