Cinematic background from Koyaanisqatsi 1982 - 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.

Koyaanisqatsi

1982

Documentary, Music

Directors:
Godfrey Reggio
Writers:
Guy Debord, Leopold Kohr, Ivan Illich, Jacques Ellul, David Monongye, Michael Hoenig, Alton Walpole, Ron Fricke, Godfrey Reggio
Official poster of Koyaanisqatsi 1982 directed by [object Object]
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – People are sitting at a table in a restaurant; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – An aerial view of a city at night with street lights; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A view of a skyscraper from the ground looking up; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – An aerial view of an industrial area with a power plant; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – An aerial view of a large city with skyscrapers; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A view of a city skyline from across the water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A woman sitting at a table with food on it; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – An aerial view of oil storage tanks in an oil field; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – An aerial view of a baseball field with a lot of fans; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – An aerial view of a busy city street at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – An aerial view of a desert landscape with rocks and trees; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A large group of people walking in a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A body of water that has some rocks in it; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – Two men walking down a street holding hands; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – An explosion is seen in the background of a desert landscape; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – An aerial view of a busy highway at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A woman with curly hair wearing a green neck tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A tall building lit up at night with green lights; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A man in a flight suit standing in front of an airplane; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A crowd of people walking down a busy street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – Cars are driving on a bridge in the middle of the day; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A view of a city at night with the sun setting; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A view of a desert landscape at sunset; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A man with long hair wearing a t - shirt with an eagle on it; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A group of four pipes spewing smoke into the air; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – An aerial view of a city at night with many lights; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A group of women dressed up in costumes for a show; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – An aerial view of an intersection in a large city; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A night time view of a highway with a lot of traffic; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – An aerial view of an intersection at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – An aerial view of a city lit up at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – An aerial view of a building lit up at night; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A view of a skyscraper from the ground looking up; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A view of a building at night from the ground; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A red car driving down a street at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A view of a mountain with clouds in the distance; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A crowd of people walking down a street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A full moon in the night sky over a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – Many yellow taxis are lined up in a parking lot; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A woman sitting in the back seat of a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A red vw bug driving down a street next to a busy highway; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A man working on a machine in an assembly shop; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A view of a desert landscape with mountains in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A crowd of people walking around a building at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – An older woman with a very large hair style; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A city street filled with trash and garbage; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A view of a city skyline under a cloudy sky; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – The sun is setting over a rock formation; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A large group of people sitting in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A view of a mountain range from a helicopter; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A group of young men standing around a donut shop; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – An aerial view of a desert landscape at sunset; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – Cars driving down a highway with a mountain in the background; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A pile of debris in front of a brick building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – An older man wearing a hat and a black shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – An old man with a shaved head is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A woman in a blue jacket is in front of a dow jones sign; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A nuclear bomb is detonating in the middle of the sky; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A room filled with lots of wires and wires; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A group of people standing next to each other; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A crowd of people walking down a street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A crowd of people walking down a flight of stairs; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A street filled with lots of traffic and lots of cars on it; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – An industrial machine with many wires attached to it; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – An aerial view of a water dam with a hole in it; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A view of a valley with a mountain in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A woman eating a donut from a window sill; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A road that has been cut into the side of a mountain; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – An older woman wearing a leopard print jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A tent on the beach near a cement structure; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A man walking down a street next to a van; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A large group of people in an indoor shopping mall; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A view of a city at night with lights on buildings; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A view of power lines in the desert; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A canyon with a river running through it; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A woman and two children looking at a television screen; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Koyaanisqatsi” (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio – Smoke billows out of a fire hydrant near a street sign; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle