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The Qatsi Trilogy. The Qatsi Trilogy [a] is a series of three non-narrative films produced by Godfrey Reggio and scored by Philip Glass. The trilogy includes Koyaanisqatsi (1982), Powaqqatsi (1988), and Naqoyqatsi (2002). The titles of the films are derived from the Hopi language, in which the word qatsi translates to "life."
Na-qoy-qatsi: (nah koy’ kahtsee) N. From the Hopi Language. <eachother-kill many-life> 1. A life of killing each other. 2. War as a way of life. 3. (Interpreted) Civilized violence. A motion picture experience beyond words, Naqoyqatsi merges the power of image and music to plunge into the heart of the hyper-accelerated, globally wired 21st ...
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Naqoyqatsi [a] is a 2002 American non-narrative film directed by Godfrey Reggio and edited by Jon Kane, with music composed by Philip Glass. It is the third and final installment in the Qatsi trilogy . Naqoyqatsi is a Hopi word (written as naqö̀yqatsi in Hopi orthography) meaning "life as war". In the film's closing credits, Naqoyqatsi is ...
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A singular artist and activist, Godfrey Reggio is best known for the galvanizing films of The Qatsi Trilogy. Astonishingly photographed, and featuring unforgettable, cascading scores by Philip Glass, these are immersive sensory experiences that meditate on the havoc humankind’s obsession with technological advancement has wreaked on our world. From 1983’s Koyaanisqatsi to 1988’s ...
Dec 15, 2012 · Criterion presents a new box set for Godfrey Reggio’s The Qatsi Trilogy, which includes the films Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi, and Naqoyqatsi. Each film is delivered on a dual-layer disc with a new 1080p/24hz high-definition transfer. The first two films are presented in their theatrical aspect ratios of 1.85:1 while Naqoyqatsi is presented in ...
Dec 11, 2012 · Koyaanisqatsi, the first film in Godfrey Reggio’s The Qatsi Trilogy, was released in 1983. Still, the term applies to the scores for the three Qatsi films, especially Koyaanisqatsi, whose roots lie in the late seventies. The Qatsi music evolved over the two decades it took to get the movies made, mirroring the evolution of Glass’s overall ...
An unconventional work in every way, Godfrey Reggio’s Koyaanisqatsi was nevertheless a sensation when it was released in 1983. 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 ...
