Overview
Plot
A visual tone poem that travels across the US, revealing the heavy toll modern technology takes on humans and the earth. With no dialogue or narration, it relies on juxtaposed images and Philip Glass's music.
- Directors
- Godfrey Reggio
- Cast
- Ed Asner, Pat Benatar, Johnny Carson, Dick Cavett, Marilyn Chambers, Sammy Davis Jr., Lou Dobbs, Linda Ellerbee, Peter Sellers, Thomas Dolby
- Country
- United States of America
- Genre
- Documentary, Music
- Release date
- 1983-04-27
- Studios
- IRE Productions, Santa Fe Institute for Regional Education, American Zoetrope
Plot
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Koyaanisqatsi Plot and Cast
This film journeys to locations throughout the United States to show how modern technology exacts a heavy toll on both people and the environment. It is a visual tone poem without dialogue or spoken narration, its tone created entirely through the juxtaposition of images and an exceptional score by Philip Glass.
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