Andy Warhol is arguably the most famous artist of his generation, and his work still resonates today, 35 years after his untimely death. But what do we know about the man behind the cultural icon?

Acclaimed filmmaker Andrew Rossi is the writer and director of the Netflix docuseries, The Andy Warhol Diaries. In this 6-part series, Andrew brings Warhol’s diaries brilliantly to life. In the process he helps us learn how Andy Warhol – the talented, sensitive, gay and religious man – was far more complex and human than his public persona ever led on.

“There can be competing thoughts within someone’s worldviews and what they confess in their diaries.” - Andrew Rossi

What is Covered: 00:00 - A clip from The Andy Warhol Diaries.02:36 - What the docuseries is about. 06:40 - What Andrew thought about Andy Warhol before starting the project.08:45 - How Warhol’s diaries are interpreted differently from when they were first released.10:54 - The impact editor Pat Hackett had on how Warhol's diaries were published. 12:58 - The public persona Warhol created.15:14 - Common misconceptions people have about Warhol’s life. 19:36 - The spiritual aspects of his later work.25:25 - The complex nature of Warhol’s life and the subjective nature of his diary.27:40 - How it felt to make a film about such an iconic figure.33:35 - What it was like going through the archive of material they had access to.35:14 - The challenges of interviewing Warhol's old friends and peers. 37:21 - The unique insight this docuseriesgives into Warhol's life. 42:14 - The capitalistic side of art that came out in the 1980s. Resources: The Andy Warhol Diaries (2022)
The Andy Warhol Diaries (Book)
The Green Fog (2017)
Couch (1964)
Blow Job (1963)
The MovieMaker Magazine
Innersound Audio
Alamo Pictures

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