Koyaanisqatsi
(DVD)

Title from container.

Originally released as a documentary in 1983.

Special features: New, restored digital transfer, approved by director Godfrey Reggio; Essence of life, an interview program with Reggio and composer Philip Glass on "Koyaanisqatsi"; new interview with cinematographer Ron Fricke; television spots and a new interview with Reggio relating to his 1970s multimedia privacy campaign in New Mexico; early demo version of "Koyaanisqatsi" with a partial scratch soundtrack feathuring poet Allen Ginsberg, along with a new introduction by Reggio; new interview with Reggio about the film's original visual concept, with behind-the-scenes footage; trailer.

Director of photography, Ron Fricke ; editor, Alton Walpole, Ron Fricke ; music, Philip Glass ; conductor, Michael Riesman.

This first work of The Qatsi Trilogy wordlessly surveys the rapidly changing environments of the Northern hemisphere, in an astonishing collage created by the director, cinematographer Ron Fricke, and composer Philip Glass. It shuttles viewers from one jaw-dropping vision to the next, moving from images of untouched nature to others depicting human beings, increasing dependence on technology.

DVD, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.