Powaqqatsi

Trailer
Documentary / Music
USA, 1988, 99 min (Alternative: 96 min)

Directed by:

Godfrey Reggio

Screenplay:

Godfrey Reggio

Composer:

Philip Glass

Cast:

Cheryl Tiegs (a.f.), Pope John Paul II (a.f.), Christie Brinkley (a.f.), Dan Rather (a.f.)
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Plots(1)

Five years after Godfrey Reggio stunned audiences with Koyaanisqatsi, he again joined forces with composer Philip Glass and other collaborators for a second chapter. Here, Reggio turns his sights on third-world nations in the Southern Hemisphere. Forgoing the sped-up aesthetic of the first film, Powaqqatsi employs a meditative slow motion in order to reveal the beauty of the traditional ways of life in those parts of the planet, and to show how cultures there are being eroded as their environments are taken over by industry. This is the most intensely spiritual segment of Reggio’s philosophical and visually remarkable Qatsi Trilogy. (Criterion)

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Soundtracks

Powaqqatsi

Powaqqatsi


Label: Elektra / Nonesuch

Year: 1988

Country: USA

Format: CD, LP, digital

Length: 01:13:38

Tracklist
1. Serra Pelada Philip Glass 05:02
2. The Title Philip Glass 00:23
3. Anthem - Part 1 Philip Glass 06:22
4. That Place Philip Glass 04:41
5. Anthem - Part 2 Philip Glass 03:48
6. Mosque And Temple Philip Glass 04:42
7. Anthem - Part 3 Philip Glass 08:11
8. Train To São Paulo Philip Glass 03:04
9. Video Dream Philip Glass 02:14
10. New Cities In Ancient Lands, China Philip Glass 02:47
11. New Cities In Ancient Lands, Africa Philip Glass 02:56
12. New Cities In Ancient Lands, India Philip Glass 04:42
13. The Unutterable Philip Glass 07:02
14. CAUGHT! Philip Glass 07:20
15. Mr. Suso #1 Philip Glass 01:08
16. From Egypt Philip Glass 03:23
17. Mr. Suso #2 With Reflection Philip Glass 01:18
18. Powaqqatsi Philip Glass 04:35