Godfrey ReggioDirector
Ed AsnerSelf (archive footage)
Pat BenatarSelf
Johnny CarsonSelf (archive footage)
Dick CavettSelf (archive footage)
Marilyn ChambersSelf (archive footage)
Sammy Davis Jr.Self (archive footage)
Lou DobbsSelf (archive footage)
Linda EllerbeeSelf (archive footage)
Peter SellersSelf (archive footage)
Thomas DolbySelf (archive footage)
Koyaanisqatsi
- documentary
- music
27 Apr 1983
Life out of balance
Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration: its tone is set by the juxtaposition of images and the exceptional music by Philip Glass.
