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:
Leopold Kohr, Ivan Illich, David Monongye, Alton Walpole, Jacques Ellul, Ron Fricke, Godfrey Reggio, Guy Debord, Michael Hoenig
Official poster of Koyaanisqatsi 1982 directed by Godfrey Reggio