Movie
Koyaanisqatsi
Life out of balance
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.
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Checked Sep 5, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about Koyaanisqatsi
Cast
Ed AsnerSelf (archive footage)
Pat BenatarSelf
Johnny CarsonSelf (archive footage)
Dick CavettSelf (archive footage)
Marilyn ChambersSelf (archive footage)
Sammy Davis Jr.Self (archive footage)
Lou DobbsSelf (archive footage)
Linda EllerbeeSelf (archive footage)Credits
- Directed by
- Godfrey Reggio
- Written by
- Michael Hoenig, Godfrey Reggio, Ron Fricke, Alton Walpole
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Collection
- Qatsi Collection
- Budget
- $600K
- Box office
- $3.2M
Production
- IRE Productions
- Santa Fe Institute for Regional Education
American ZoetropeUnited States
