Cinematic background from Powaqqatsi 1988 - An exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style modernization has had on them.

Powaqqatsi

1988

Documentary, Music

Directors:
Godfrey Reggio
Writers:
Godfrey Reggio, Ken Richards
Official poster of Powaqqatsi 1988 directed by [object Object]
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A woman walking down a dirt road carrying a bucket on top of her head; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A young boy is posing for a picture; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – View of the top part of a building; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A man and a woman are walking in a crowd; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A woman in a red sari walking through a doorway; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A person holding a baseball bat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A large group of people standing around a herd of camels; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A group of people standing on top of a dirt field; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – An older woman carrying a bag on top of her head; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A group of people standing in a crowd holding torches; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – An older man is praying with his hands in his hands; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – Two women walk through the desert carrying bags of food; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – An aerial view of a body of water with houses on it; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A large group of men wearing hats and sitting in a stadium; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A group of people standing in front of a crowd; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A person walking in a field with an umbrella in the distance; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A man with long hair is holding newspapers; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A large group of people with very long black hair; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A man in a beige jacket is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A group of men in uniform holding up knives; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A large group of people walking down a street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A group of people standing in front of a building; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – An old man wearing a hat and holding a fan; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A group of people walking down a street with baskets full of vegetables; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – An old man with white hair and a long beard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A little girl sitting in front of some lights; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A man lighting candles in a dark room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A man holding a baseball bat in front of a sunset; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A large group of people standing in the street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A woman in a red dress is making pottery on a wheel; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A large group of people in white shirts and shorts running together; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A large group of men standing in front of each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – An older man smoking a cigarette while walking down the street; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – An old man holding a wooden stick in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A double decker bus driving down a street past buildings; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A field of tall brown grass under a cloudy blue sky; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A woman with brown eyes and a black hair style; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – An older man is holding a broom in his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A group of young men walking across a bridge; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A group of women standing next to each other clapping; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – People are working in a field of sand; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A group of men sitting next to each other on the ground; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – An old man wearing a red hat holding a wooden stick; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A house that is next to a waterfall; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A man holding a piece of concrete over his head; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A woman's eyes and lips; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – An older woman knitting on the side of the road; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A group of young boys standing next to each other; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A man's face with yellow eyes; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A group of people sitting at a table in a restaurant; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A group of people standing next to each other on a beach; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A man carrying bags in the middle of a foggy field; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A child's eyes and face; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – An aerial view of a field with many different types of crops; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A man in a red hat is looking at his cell phone; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A woman in a red shirt is working in a cave; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A group of people are shopping at an outdoor market; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A man sitting next to another man on the ground; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A young girl in a pink dress and a young boy; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – Two young men standing next to each other in front of a crowd of onlookers; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A view of a train track with a train on it's side; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – An old man is praying in front of a pillar; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – An old woman with a very large nose ring; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A lot of clothes hanging out to dry in the sun; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – An aerial view of an urban area with lots of buildings; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A young boy in pajamas standing in a dusty area; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – An aerial view of a village with a lot of hay; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A large group of people walking down a street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A woman carrying a bag on top of her head; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – An aerial view of a temple in the middle of a city; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A large group of people are gathered together for a picture; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A man riding a bike with a man holding an umbrella over his head; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – Two people in a boat in the water at sunset; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A large group of people walking down a street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – Two men standing in front of a pile of metal; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – Two women in traditional dress walking on a dirt road; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – A group of women in brightly - colored clothes; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Powaqqatsi” (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio – An old man with a beard and a mustache; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle