Godfrey Reggio

Koyaanisqatsi

Godfrey Reggio

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.

Anima Mundi

Godfrey Reggio

Image and music are intertwined in this third collaboration between director Godfrey Reggio and composer Philip Glass. The film was produced to celebrate the World Wildlife Fund's Biological Diversity Campaign. The film combines images of nature with pulsing rhythms in a Microcosmos (1997) meets Koyaanisqatsi (1983) spectacle.

Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts

Scott Hicks

Woody Allen, Philip Glass

Scott Hicks documents an eventful year in the career and personal life of distinguished Western classical composer Philip Glass as he interacts with a number of friends and collaborators, who include Chuck Close, Ravi Shankar, and Martin Scorsese.

Powaqqatsi

Godfrey Reggio

An exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style modernization has had on them.

Essence of Life

Greg Carson

Godfrey Reggio, Philip Glass

Filmmaker Godfrey Reggio and composer Philip Glass talk about their 1982 film "Koyaanisqatsi."

Evidence

Godfrey Reggio

A haunting look at children watching television.

Impact of Progress

Greg Carson

Godfrey Reggio, Philip Glass

Filmmaker Godfrey Reggio and composer Philip Glass discuss their films "Powaqqatsi" (1988) and "Naqoyqatsi" (2002).

Naqoyqatsi

Godfrey Reggio

Marlon Brando, Elton John

A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.

Visitors

Godfrey Reggio

Jeff Pope, Rob Tunstall

From the director of KOYAANISQATSI, an astonishing film that documents the drama of how we both live and witness what we experience. Shot in rich black and white Godfrey Reggio's latest film finds the full spectrum of emotion in human faces, gorgeous landscapes and even the behavior of an especially expressive gorilla.

¡Colores!: The Qatsi Trilogy

Michael Kamins

Godfrey Reggio, V. B. Price

Journalist V. B. Price interviews director Godfrey Reggio about his vision for "The Qatsi Trilogy", fourteen years before its completion.