alt=logo, thumb The ''Qatsi'' trilogy is the informal name given to a series of

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s produced by

Godfrey Reggio Godfrey Reggio (born March 29, 1940) is an American director of experimental documentary films. Life Reggio was born in New Orleans, Louisiana to an old and distinguished Louisiana family descended from Francesco M. de Reggio, an Italian noblem ...

and scored by

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: * '' Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance'' (1982) * '' Powaqqatsi: Life in Transformation'' (1988) * '' Naqoyqatsi: Life as War'' (2002) The titles of all three motion pictures are words from the

Hopi The Hopi are a Native American ethnic group who primarily live on the Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona, United States. As of the 2010 census, there are 19,338 Hopi in the country. The Hopi Tribe is a sovereign nation within the Unite ...

language, in which the word ''qatsi'' translates to "life." The series was produced by the Institute For Regional Education, who also created the Fund For Change.

Legacy

Many of director Godfrey Reggio's other motion-pictures use cinematic techniques and stylistic elements he first explored in the ''Qatsi'' trilogy. The cinematic films of ''Koyaanisqatsi'' cinematographer

Ron Fricke Ron Fricke (born February 24, 1953) is an American film director and cinematographer, specializing in time-lapse photography and large format cinematography. He was the director of photography for ''Koyaanisqatsi'' (1982) and directed the purely ...

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'' (1985), ''

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'' (1992), and '' Samsara'' (2011)—are also made in a similar style.

References

External links

Koyaanisqatsi.org: the official Qatsi trilogy page
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Legacy

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