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Koyaanisqatsi (1983)

Poster for Koyaanisqatsi

Life out of balance

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Godfrey Reggio
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    Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited) Ed Asner
  • Profile picture of Pat Benatar
    Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Pat Benatar
  • Profile picture of Jerry Brown
    Self - On TV (archive footage, uncredited) Jerry Brown
  • Profile picture of Johnny Carson
    Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited) Johnny Carson
  • Profile picture of Dick Cavett
    Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited) Dick Cavett
  • Profile picture of Sammy Davis Jr.
    Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited) Sammy Davis Jr.
  • Profile picture of Lou Dobbs
    Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited) Lou Dobbs
  • Profile picture of Thomas Dolby
    Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited) Thomas Dolby

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  • civilization
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  • nature run amok
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  • 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