Powaqqatsi
From The Grindhouse Cinema Database
Powaqqatsi (1988, USA) is a Cult-Surreal/Experimental-Documentary film directed by Godfrey Reggio. It is the sequel to Koyaanisqatsi, and the second film in the Qatsi trilogy.
Main Details
- Released on April 29, 1988 (USA; had been shown at film festivals in West Germany and Spain before this)
- Color
- Running time:99 minutes
- Production Co.: Golan-Globus Productions
- Distribution Co.:Cannon Films
- Directed by Godfrey Reggio
- Written by Godfrey Reggio and Ken Richards
- Starring (via archive footage): Christie Brinkley, David Brinkley, Dan Rather, Pope John Paul II, Cheryl Tiegs
- Original music by Philip Glass
Synopsis
- An exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style modernization has had on them.
