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Koyaanisqatsi

Life out of balance

7.9/10(797)
1983
86 min
DocumentaryMusic

Overview

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.

Production

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

Cast & Characters

Ed Asner as Self (archive footage)

Ed Asner

Self (archive footage)

Pat Benatar as Self

Pat Benatar

Self

Johnny Carson as Self (archive footage)

Johnny Carson

Self (archive footage)

Dick Cavett as Self (archive footage)

Dick Cavett

Self (archive footage)

Marilyn Chambers as Self (archive footage)

Marilyn Chambers

Self (archive footage)

Sammy Davis Jr. as Self (archive footage)

Sammy Davis Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Lou Dobbs as Self (archive footage)

Lou Dobbs

Self (archive footage)

Linda Ellerbee as Self (archive footage)

Linda Ellerbee

Self (archive footage)

Peter Sellers as Self (archive footage)

Peter Sellers

Self (archive footage)

Thomas Dolby as Self (archive footage)

Thomas Dolby

Self (archive footage)

Directors & Crew

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Godfrey Reggio

Director

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Ron Fricke

Screenplay

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Godfrey Reggio

Producer

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Godfrey Reggio

Screenplay

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Michael Hoenig

Screenplay

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Alton Walpole

Screenplay

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