Koyaanisqatsi

Koyaanisqatsi 1983

7.88

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.

1983

Powaqqatsi

Powaqqatsi 1988

7.32

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

1988

Naqoyqatsi

Naqoyqatsi 2002

6.13

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

2002