Koyaanisqatsi Poster

Koyaanisqatsi

78.78% | April 27, 1983 | Documentary, Music

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.

Featured Crew

Philip Glass
Original Music Composer
Ron Fricke
Editor
Ron Fricke
Director of Photography

Cast

Ed Asner
Ed Asner
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Carson
Johnny Carson
Self (archive footage)
Dick Cavett
Dick Cavett
Self (archive footage)
Marilyn Chambers
Marilyn Chambers
Self (archive footage)