Koyaanisqatsi

Life out of balance

Koyaanisqatsi — Plot

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.

• Release date
• April 27, 1983
• Runtime
• 86 min
• Genres
• Documentary, Music
• Director
• Godfrey Reggio

Koyaanisqatsi — Cast

Ed Asner Self (archive footage) Pat Benatar Self Johnny Carson Self (archive footage) Dick Cavett Self (archive footage) Marilyn Chambers Self (archive footage) Sammy Davis Jr. Self (archive footage) Lou Dobbs Self (archive footage) Linda Ellerbee Self (archive footage)