Godfrey Reggio retrospective
5 films
Koyaanisqatsi
dir. Godfrey Reggio
dok1982
The first part of the iconic 'Qatsi' trilogy is a beautiful visual essay made in documentary form. "Koyaanisqatsi" in the language of the Hopi people living in Arizona means "life out of balance" or "life in a state of chaos". The main and only protagonist here is planet Earth, the site of a clash between two different realities: primeval nature and human civilisation.
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dir. Godfrey Reggio
dok2002
‘Naqoyqatsi’ – Life as War, is the third and final part of the Qatsi Trilogy. Employing the most advanced computer techniques of the time, it is a dreary vision of the world completely dominated by technology.
Read moreOnce Within a Time
dir. Godfrey Reggio, Jon Kane
dok2023
Godfrey Reggio returns after ten years with a new experimental film unlike any other from his already daring career: a bardic fairy tale about the end of the world and the beginning of a new one, tinged with apocalyptic comedy, rapturous cinematography, unforgettable vistas, and the innocence and hopes of a new generation.
Read morePowaqqatsi
dir. Godfrey Reggio
dok1988
The protagonists of the film are the people, the inhabitants of the southern hemisphere - indigenous tribes and metropolitan dwellers, their daily life and culture.
Read moreVisitors
dir. Godfrey Reggio
dok2013
The film is a sequence of 74 black and white takes, each about a minute long, shot with exquisite precision and then significantly slowed down. Watching ‘Visitors’ is a very direct and intense contemplative experience. The most fascinating emotions are recorded on the faces of anonymous persons filmed from up-close against a black background when they are looking straight into the camera lens.
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