Koyaanisqatsi

Koyaanisqatsi: Life out of Balance is a movie from 1982, directed by Godfrey Reggio. The film features music by composer Philip Glass; Ron Fricke provided the cinematography. There is no narration in the film and the delay and acceleration in image and music gives a hypnotic effect.

In the language of the Hopi Indians State Koyaanisqatsi for "life in madness, life in turmoil, life in imbalance, life in disintegration, a way of life that calls for another way of life".

The film is the first of the Qatsi trilogy. The second part, "Powaqqatsi", was released in 1988 and the third part, 'Naqoyqatsi', was released in 2002. The trilogy displays various aspects of the relationship between humans, nature and technology. Koyaanisqatsi is the best known film of the trilogy and is considered a cult film. Because of a copyright issue was the film some time not in the trade. [1]