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.
ERA & CONTEXT
Koyaanisqatsi in its release era
Released in 1983, Koyaanisqatsi sits inside the 1980s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1983-04-27
- Rating
- NR
- TMDB score
- 7.9/10
- Original language
- EN
- Status
- Released
- Production
- United States of America
- Studio
- IRE Productions, Santa Fe Institute for Regional Education, American Zoetrope
People behind the title
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