Koyaanisqatsi
"Life out of balance"
1983-04-27
7.867
en 86mDocumentaryMusic
Takes 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.
Qatsi Collection
View CollectionDirector
Godfrey Reggio
Producer
Godfrey Reggio
Editor
Ron Fricke
Executive Producer
Francis Ford Coppola
Screenplay
Ron Fricke
Original Music Composer
Philip Glass
human vs nature technology civilization social commentary rural area nature run amok nature environment environmental destruction lost civilization observational cinema environmental disaster nature documentary man vs nature environmental catastrophe observational documentary poetic documentary environmental documentary human in nature independent film no dialogue dying civilization environmental collapse environmentally-themed
Status
ReleasedRevenue
$3,200,000Budget
$600,000Countries
- United States of America
Companies
- IRE Productions
- Santa Fe Institute for Regional Education
- American Zoetrope
