Three films by Gerard Malanga, a key figure in Andy Warhol's Factory, have been restored and will premiere in Pittsburgh. The 16mm works, transferred to 4K, include "Film Notebooks, 1964–1970," "The Filmmaker Records a Portion of His Life in the Month of August, 1968," and "Andy Warhol: Portraits of the Artist as a Young Man (1964)."
These films provide a crucial, intimate look into the 1960s avant-garde scene and Warhol's creative process. The restoration, led by the Waverly Press and coinciding with a forthcoming monograph, aims to preserve and make accessible raw documentary footage that captures the Factory's energy, offering scholars and new audiences a fuller understanding of Warhol's legacy and the era's cultural milieu.