Godfrey Reggio
Koyaanisqatsi
A motion picture essay which takes a revealing and shocking look at modern life and its imbalances. The first film in a trilogy which was followed by Powaqqatsi.
Visitors
“Visitors” blir presentert i en svart og hvitt digitalrestaurert kopi. Den avslører menneskehetens transelignende forhold til teknologi. Når den blir styrt av ekstreme følelser kan den ha massive konsekvenser utover menneskearten også. Filmen er instinktiv, og tilbyr publikum en opplevelse utover informasjon om øyeblikket vi lever i. ”Visitors” er det fjerde samarbeidet mellom Godfrey Reggio (”Koyaanisqatsi”, ”Powaqqatsi” og ”Naqoyqatsi”) og den berømte komponisten Philip Glass, i tillegg til filmskaperen Jon Kane og produsenten Steven Soderbergh.
Naqoyqatsi
mesmerizing images reanimated from everyday reality, then visually altered with state-of-the-art digital techniques, chronicle the shift from a world organized by the principlesof nature to one dominated by technology, the synthetic and the virtual. Extremes of intimacy and spectacle, tragedy and hope fuse in a tidal wave of visuals and music, giving rise to a unique artistic experience that reflects Reggio's vision of a brave new globalized world.
Powaqqatsi
Powaqqatsi is the second of the feature-length "non narrative" films produced, directed and co-scripted by Godfrey Reggio. As in his earlier Koyaanisqatsi, Reggio utilizes a collage of sounds and gorgeous, manipulated images to make a comment on modern life. And as in the earlier film, Reggio's imagery is backed up by a haunting Philip Glass score. This time, Reggio concentrates on Third World cultures, and the way those cultures are perceived and sometimes exploited by the power merchants of the world.