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Koyaanisqatsi
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OverviewAI-generated
Koyaanisqatsi is a 1982 American documentary film directed by Godfrey Reggio. The film features music by Philip Glass, who also performs, and was produced by Reggio. Ron Fricke served as director of photography and film editor, while the screenplay was written by Fricke, Michael Hoenig, and Reggio. It is part of the Qatsi trilogy and the Qatsi Collection. The production involved IRE Productions, the Santa Fe Institute for Regional Education, and American Zoetrope.
The movie has a runtime of 86 minutes and utilizes time-lapse as its fabrication method and characteristic. It was filmed in the United States and distributed via video on demand by iTunes. The film has been assessed under the Bechdel test and is part of the National Film Registry. Its tagline is "Life out of balance," and its motto states, "Until now, you've never really seen the world you live in."
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Film · TMDB
7.9Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration: its tone is set by the juxtaposition of images and the exceptional music by Philip Glass.
Cast
- Ed Asner as Self (archive footage)
- Pat Benatar as Self
- Johnny Carson as Self (archive footage)
- Dick Cavett as Self (archive footage)
- Marilyn Chambers as Self (archive footage)
- Sammy Davis Jr. as Self (archive footage)
Themes
- human vs nature
- technology
- civilization
- social commentary
- rural area
- nature run amok
- nature
- environment
- environmental destruction
- lost civilization
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Koyaanisqatsi
- Film.image
- Koyaanisqatsi_(1982_poster).jpg
- Film.alt
- A black film poster with a dark gray background pattern resembling a circuit board. "KOYAANISQATSI" appears in large red text, with "LIFE OUT OF BALANCE" beneath in small white text. The poster also includes the quote "Until now, you've never really seen the world you live in" and "A remarkable film event" in addition to filmmaker credits listed throughout.
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Godfrey Reggio
- Film.producer
- Godfrey Reggio
- Film.music
- Philip Glass
- Film.cinematography
- Ron Fricke
- Film.runtime
- 86 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.budget
- $2.5 million
- Film.gross
- $3.2 million
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
GODFREY REGGIO FOUNDATION
The Godfrey Reggio Foundation is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to the legacy and vision of renowned filmmaker Godfrey Reggio. Guided by his wife, Marti Reggio, the Foundation aims to perpetuate Godfrey Reggio's profound impact on the world of cinema and philosophy by fostering a cr,
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Series
- Qatsi trilogy
- Director
- Godfrey Reggio
- Composer
- Philip Glass
- Producer
- Godfrey Reggio
- Cinematographer
- Ron Fricke
- Filming location
- United States
- Duration
- 85
- FilmAffinity ID
- 334386
- Performer
- Philip Glass
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.koyaanisqatsi.org/films/koyaanisqatsi.php
- Image
- Koyaanisqatsi (1982 poster).jpg
- Motto
- Until now, you've never really seen the world you live in.
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- publication date
- 1983-11-11
- film editor
- Ron Fricke
- title
- Koyaanisqatsi
- has characteristic
- time-lapse
- fabrication method
- time-lapse
- distributed by
- iTunes
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 91%
- Commons category
- Koyaanisqatsi
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Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- Synopsis
- Production
- Background
- Filming
- Music
- Meaning
- Releases
- Theatrical distribution
- Home media
- Reception
- Legacy
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Citations
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|Grand Central Terminal in New York City is shown several times in the film.
Koyaanisqatsi is a 1982 American non-narrative documentary film directed and produced by Godfrey Reggio, featuring music by Philip Glass and cinematography by Ron Fricke. Described as an "essay in images and sound on the state of American civilization", the film comprises a montage of stock footage, slow motion, and time-lapse visuals of natural and urban environments across the United States. Following its premieres at the Telluride and New York Film Festivals in 1982, it began a limited theatrical release the next year. Produced on a budget of $2.5 million, the film grossed $3.2 million at the box office, and was one of the highest-grossing documentaries of the 1980s.
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