Koyaanisqatsi

Koyaanisqatsi

Life out of balance

Part of Qatsi Collection

1983•1h 26m•7.9/10

DocumentaryMusic

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7.9/10(755)

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.

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IRE Productions, Santa Fe Institute for Regional Education, American Zoetrope

Language

EN

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