Qatsi watch order
There are 3 Qatsi films, about 4.6 hours in total. The first was released in 1983, the latest in 2002. Watching in release order is the safest way to meet the story as audiences did.
A series of three films produced by Godfrey Reggio and scored by Philip Glass. The titles of all three films are words from the language of the Hopi people, in which the word "qatsi" means "life".
- 1
Koyaanisqatsi (1983)
27 Apr 1983 · 86 min
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.
- 2
Powaqqatsi (1988)
29 Apr 1988 · 100 min
An exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style modernization has had on them.
- 3
Naqoyqatsi (2002)
2 Sep 2002 · 89 min
A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.
Order and dates from TMDB collection data. Unreleased entries are added once they get a release date.