Powaqqatsi

USA1988documentary99'Godfrey Reggio Retrospective

The protagonists of the film are the people, the inhabitants of the southern hemisphere - indigenous tribes and metropolitan dwellers, their daily life and culture. Powaqqatsi - ‘life in transition’, the second part of the Qatsi Trilogy, was realised on a grand scale. For months, the film crew travelled the world, visiting 15 countries on four continents.

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directed by: Godfrey Reggio
Born in 1940 in New Orleans. Pioneer of the film form, creating poetic images with extraordinary emotional impact. In 1972, he founded the non-profit foundation Institute for Regional Education; two years later, with the support of the American Civil Liberties Union, he protested against media manipulation, sociotechnics, subliminal advertising, and invasion of privacy. He promoted environmental awareness and a return to lost spirituality. He claimed that: the most practical thing in life is idealism. He is the author of the famous Qatsi Trilogy ('Trilogy of Life'): Koyaanisqatsi - 'Life Out of Balance' , Powaqqatsi - "Life in Transformation", Naqoyqatsi - "Life as War". His other films include the short 'Evidence', focusing on the impact of cinema on children, the documentary 'Anima Mundi' - a celebration of the world's fauna, and 'Visitors' showing humanity's trance-like relationship with technology. His latest film is 'Once Within a Time'.
cinematography: Graham Berry, Leonidas Zourdoumis
script: Godfrey Reggio, Ken Richards
music: Philip Glass
editing: Iris Cahn, Alton Walpole
production: Mel Lawrence, Godfrey Reggio, Lawrence Taub
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