Powaqqatsi (1988)
- Directed by
- Godfrey Reggio
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rated
- G
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 183 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary has no dialogue or story. It shows images of people in developing countries and contrasts traditional lifestyles with the effects of industrialization. The film is driven by a continuous musical score by Philip Glass.
meditativevisually drivencontemplativehypnoticnon-narrativemusicalslow-pacedearthyobservational
What happens
Powaqqatsi is a 1988 American non-narrative film directed by Godfrey Reggio. It is the sequel to Reggio's experimental 1982 film Koyaanisqatsi, and the second film in Qatsi trilogy, which was followed by Naqoyqatsi (2002). The film's title is a Hopi neologism coined by Reggio meaning "parasitic way of life" or "life in transition". While Koyaanisqatsi focused on modern life in industrial countries, Powaqqatsi, which similarly has no dialogue, focuses more on the conflict in Third World countries between traditional ways of life and the new ways of life introduced with industrialization. As with Koyaanisqatsi and the third and final part of the Qatsi trilogy, Naqoyqatsi, the film is strongly related to its soundtrack, written by Philip Glass. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Samsara (2011)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.