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The Qatsi trilogy is the informal name given to a series of three films produced by Godfrey Reggio and scored by Philip Glass:

The titles of all three films are words from the Hopi language, from which the word qatsi translates as "life." The producers are the Institute For Regional Education who also created the Fund For Change.[1][2]

See also

  • Man with a Movie Camera (1929) - a Russian silent film whose themes and editing resemble those seen in the Qatsi trilogy.

In addition to the Qatsi trilogy, the entire filmography of director Godfrey Reggio is produced in a similar style.

The films of Koyaanisqatsi cinematographer Ron Fricke also follow the Qatsi style. Among his oeuvre, his most notable releases are:

References

  1. ^ "Koyaanisqatsi- the producers". qatsi.org. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
  2. ^ "The Institute for Regional Education". qatsi.org. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
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