Koyaanisqatsi
movie
Life out of balance
Released April 27, 1983
Genres:
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.
Runtime
1h 26m
Budget
$600,000
Revenue
$3,200,000
Origin Country
United States
Original Language
English
Original Title
Koyaanisqatsi
Status
Released
Production Countries
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
- No Language (No Language)
Production Companies
- no logo available
IRE Productions
United States
- no logo available
Santa Fe Institute for Regional Education
United States
American Zoetrope
United States
Keywords
- human vs nature
- technology
- civilization
- social commentary
- rural area
- nature run amok
- nature
- environment
- environmental destruction
- lost civilization
- observational cinema
- environmental disaster
- nature documentary
- man vs nature
- environmental catastrophe
- observational documentary
- poetic documentary
- environmental documentary
- human in nature
- independent film
- no dialogue
- dying civilization
- environmental collapse
- environmentally-themed
Cast
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