Powaqqatsi
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| Powaqqatsi | |
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 Powaqqatsi DVD Cover |
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| Directed by | Godfrey Reggio |
| Produced by | Francis Ford Coppola George Lucas Godfrey Reggio et al. |
| Written by | Godfrey Reggio Ken Richards |
| Music by | Philip Glass |
| Cinematography | Graham Berry Leonidas Zourdoumis |
| Editing by | Iris Cahn Miroslav Janek Alton Walpole |
| Distributed by | Cannon Films (USA) |
| Release date(s) | April 29, 1988 |
| Running time | 99 minutes |
| Language | English, Hopi |
| Preceded by | Koyaanisqatsi |
| Followed by | Naqoyqatsi |
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Powaqqatsi: Life in Transformation is the 1988 sequel to the experimental 1983 documentary film Koyaanisqatsi, by Godfrey Reggio. It is the second film in the Qatsi trilogy.
Powaqqatsi is a Hopi word 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. Here, human voices (especially children's and mainly from South America and Africa) appear more than in Koyaanisqatsi, in harmony with the film's message and images.
A part of the movie's haunting musical score ("Anthem Part 2"), by minimalist composer, Philip Glass, was used in the 1998 film, The Truman Show.
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