1982 | 1 hour 26 minutes | Directed by Godfrey Reggio
Starring Edward Asner, Pat Benatar, Jerry Brown, all in archive footage
Koyaanisqatsi (life out of balance from Hopi) is an experimental non-narrative film with an original score composed by one of the most influential composers of the 20th century, Philip Glass. The film itself consists primarily of slow-motion and time-lapse images of various natural sites in the United States. Thus, Koyaanisqatsi focuses on nature, humanity, and how the two interact. This experience of a cinema piece was later followed by two more Qatsi series movies - Powaqqatsi and Naqoyqatsi, both of which enjoyed great success among the critics and the viewers.