Powaqqatsi (1988)

Film details

Country

USA
Year

1988
Genre

Documentary
Type

Film
Category

Non Fiction

Synopsis

Images of the third world; impressions of the native cultures of Asia, India, Africa and South America. Portraits and details of threatened traditions, the film is a documentary of creativity, but also an exposé of the dangers threatening these worlds.

Cast & Credits

Credits
- Unknown:
  - Director
    
    Godfrey Reggio
  - Unit director
    
    Marcel Kahn
  - Unit director
    
    Alton Walpole
  - Production Company
    
    Inc Cannon Films
  - Production Company
    
    B.V. Cannon International
  - Production Company
    
    Northsouth
  - Production Company
    
    Institute for Regional Education
  - A Presentation by
    
    Francis Ford Coppola
  - A Presentation by
    
    George Lucas
  - Executive Producer
    
    Menahem Golan
  - Executive Producer
    
    Yoram Globus
  - Producer
    
    Mel Lawrence
  - Producer
    
    Godfrey Reggio
  - Producer
    
    Lawrence S. Taub
  - International production (Peru)
    
    Francisco Salomon Alvarez
  - International production (Brazil)
    
    Dietrich Batista
  - International production (Kenya)
    
    Mia Dunford
  - International production (Egypt)
    
    Mohammed Gohar
  - International production (Egypt)
    
    Nader Gohar
  - International production (Israel)
    
    Itzhak Kol
  - International production (Hong Kong)
    
    Brigid Snow-Chesney
  - International production (Nepal)
    
    Prem Basnet
  - International production (India)
    
    Mandeep Kakkar
  - International production (India)
    
    Shyam Benegal
  - International production (Berlin)
    
    Christian Zertz
  - International production (France)
    
    Jacques Kahn
  - Associate Producer
    
    Marcel Kahn
  - Associate Producer
    
    Tom Luddy
  - Production supervisor (Euphorbia Prods)
    
    Rory Johnston
  - Production co-ordinator (Israel)
    
    Diana Elbaum
  - Production co-ordinator (Israel)
    
    Chaim Scharer
  - Unit co-ordinator (Peru)
    
    Francisco Salomon Alvarez
  - Unit co-ordinator (Peru)
    
    Sonia Arispe
  - Unit co-ordinator (Brazil)
    
    Dietrich Batista
  - Unit co-ordinator (Brazil)
    
    Julius Kosakowski
  - Unit co-ordinator (Brazil)
    
    O'dwyer Fogtman, William
  - Unit co-ordinator (Kenya)
    
    Abdul Haq
  - Unit co-ordinator (Kenya)
    
    Hassan Abdalla Athman
  - Unit co-ordinator (Egypt)
    
    Mourad el-Essawi
  - Unit co-ordinator (Egypt)
    
    Lewis Habib
  - Unit co-ordinator (Israel)
    
    Zvi Haen
  - Unit co-ordinator (Nepal)
    
    Amrit Kumar Shakya
  - Unit co-ordinator (Nepal)
    
    Ramesh Poon
  - Unit co-ordinator (Hong Kong)
    
    John Barry
  - Unit co-ordinator (Hong Kong)
    
    Johnny Fung
  - Unit co-ordinator (India)
    
    Mandeep Kakkar
  - Unit co-ordinator (India)
    
    Mohamed Shafi
  - Unit co-ordinator (India, Jaiselmer)
    
    Kanhaiyalal Vyas
  - Unit co-ordinator (India, Bombay)
    
    Anil Mani
  - Unit co-ordinator (India, Bombay)
    
    Nikhil Bhagat
  - Unit co-ordinator (FRG)
    
    Christian Zertz
  - Unit co-ordinator (France)
    
    Jacques Kahn
  - IRE co-ordinator
    
    Steve Goldin
  - Production liaison (India)
    
    G.P. Puri
  - Government liaison officer (Kenya)
    
    Gibson Wamwea
  - Government liaison officer (Kenya)
    
    Jyoti Rana
  - Government liaison officer (India)
    
    Mani Kumar
  - Pate Island co-ordinator
    
    Nassir Hussein
  - Location Manager
    
    Jeanine Moret
  - Local co-ordinator (Egypt)
    
    Video Cairo
  - Local co-ordinator (Israel)
    
    G.G. Studios
  - Local co-ordinator (Hong Kong)
    
    Salon Films (H.K.) Ltd
  - Location co-ordinator
    
    Gay Browning
  - Location scouting
    
    Marcel Kahn
  - Location scouting
    
    Mel Lawrence
  - Post production co-ordinator
    
    Tom Kobayashi
  - Post production co-ordinator
    
    Cate Coombs
  - Post production co-ordinator
    
    Susan Leahy
  - Production assistant (Hong Kong)
    
    Katherine Wood
  - Script
    
    Godfrey Reggio
  - Script
    
    Ken Richards
  - Script adviser
    
    Marcel Kahn
  - Dramaturgical consultant
    
    Walter Chappell
  - Dramaturgical consultant
    
    Philip Glass
  - Dramaturgical consultant
    
    Jeffrey Lew
  - Photography/aerial photography
    
    Graham Berry
  - Photography/aerial photography
    
    Leonidas Zourdoumis
  - Associate photograher
    
    Bill Rosser
  - Steadicam Operator
    
    Leonidas Zourdoumis
  - Video research
    
    Steve Goldin
  - Editor
    
    Iris Cahn
  - Editor
    
    Alton Walpole
  - Associate editor
    
    Miroslav Janek
  - Powaqqatsi sculpture
    
    Jeffrey Lew
  - Title design
    
    Paul Pascarella
  - Titles
    
    Pacific Title
  - Title linguistic research
    
    Ekkehart Malotki
  - Opticals
    
    János Pilenyi
  - Opticals
    
    EFX
  - Music
    
    Philip Glass
  - Musician (kora/balafon/dousongoni)
    
    Foday Musa Suso
  - Musician (nyanyer/kari nyan)
    
    Foday Musa Suso
  - Musician (vocal solo)
    
    Shaikh Fathy Mady
  - Musician (bass voice)
    
    Al Deruiter
  - Musician (percussion ensemble)
    
    Joe Passaro
  - Musician (percussion ensemble)
    
    Sue Evans
  - Musician (percussion ensemble)
    
    Roger Squitero
  - Musician (percussion ensemble)
    
    Valerie Naranjo
  - Musicians (choir)
    
    Coro Juvenil Hispano
  - Musician (CJH choir executive director)
    
    Hector Carrasquillo
  - Musician (CJH choir music director)
    
    Angelica Rosa Sepulveda
  - Musician (CJH children's chorus)
    
    Rodolfo Mendez
  - Musician (CJH children's chorus)
    
    Tyron Bonilla
  - Musician (CJH children's chorus)
    
    Mayka Mendez
  - Musician (CJH children's chorus)
    
    William Perez
  - Musician (CJH children's chorus)
    
    Mayra Perez
  - Musician (CJH children's chorus)
    
    Leslie Pena
  - Musician (CJH children's chorus)
    
    Connie Guttierrez
  - Musician (CJH children's chorus)
    
    Adolfo Hernandez
  - Musician (CJH children's chorus)
    
    Evelyn Ramos
  - Musician (CJH children's chorus)
    
    Elsie Pena
  - Musician (CJH children's chorus)
    
    Belkis Pena
  - Musician (CJH children's chorus)
    
    Juana Minaya
  - Musician (CJH children's chorus)
    
    Damaris Pena
  - Musician (CJH children's chorus)
    
    Tayreen Bonilla
  - Musician (CJH children's chorus)
    
    Judith Pena
  - Musician (CJH children's chorus)
    
    Ivan Rivera
  - Musician (CJH children's chorus)
    
    Jackie Medina
  - Musician (CJH children's chorus)
    
    Carmen Monrouzeau
  - Musician (CJH children's chorus)
    
    Haydee Mendez
  - Musician (CJH children's chorus)
    
    Edgard Villanueva
  - Musician (CJH children's chorus)
    
    Marino Pena
  - Musician (CJH children's chorus)
    
    Riquelme Perez
  - Lyrics for CJH children's chorus
    
    Bernardo Palombo
  - Co-ordinator for CJH children's chorus
    
    Taller Latinoamericana
  - Musician (violin)
    
    Sergiu Schwartz
  - Musician (violin)
    
    Sanford Allen
  - Musician (violin)
    
    Elliot Rosoff
  - Musician (violin)
    
    Karen Karlsrud
  - Musician (violin)
    
    Richard Sortomme
  - Musician (violin)
    
    Linda Quan
  - Musician (violin)
    
    Carol Pool
  - Musician (viola)
    
    Jill Jaffe
  - Musician (viola)
    
    Karl Bargen
  - Musician (viola)
    
    Lois Martin
  - Musician (viola)
    
    Jack Rosenberg
  - Musician (cello)
    
    Seymour Barab
  - Musician (double bass)
    
    Barbara Wilson
  - Musician (flute/piccolo)
    
    Michael Parloff
  - Musician (flute/piccolo)
    
    Jack Kripl
  - Musician (flute/piccolo)
    
    Diva Goodfriend-Koven
  - Musician (quena ensemble)
    
    Jorge Joven
  - Musician (quena ensemble)
    
    Miguel Grande
  - Musician (quena ensemble)
    
    Jefe Ronda
  - Musician (clarinet)
    
    John Moses
  - Musician (clarinet)
    
    Steve Hartman
  - Musician (clarinet)
    
    Laura Flax
  - Musician (saxophone)
    
    Jack Kripl
  - Musician (saxophone)
    
    Jon Gibson
  - Musician (saxophone)
    
    Steve Elson
  - Musician (bassoon)
    
    Laura Goldstein
  - Musician (bassoon)
    
    Ethan Bauch
  - Musician (bassoon)
    
    Mike Finn
  - Musician (didjerido)
    
    Jon Gibson
  - Musician (trumpet)
    
    Wilmer Wise
  - Musician (trumpet)
    
    Lorraine Cohen
  - Musician (trumpet)
    
    Bill Rhodin
  - Musician (trumpet)
    
    Neil Balm
  - Musician (French horn)
    
    Sharon Moe
  - Musician (French horn)
    
    Joe Anderer
  - Musician (French horn)
    
    Ann Yarbrough
  - Musician (French horn)
    
    Tony Miranda
  - Musician (French horn)
    
    Alan Spanger
  - Musician (trombone)
    
    James Pugh
  - Musician (trombone)
    
    Keith O'Quinn
  - Musician (trombone)
    
    Alan Raph
  - Musician (tuba)
    
    Alan Raph
  - Musician (keyboards)
    
    Michael Riesman
  - Musician (keyboards)
    
    Rona, Jeffrey
  - Musician (keyboards)
    
    Martin Goldray
  - Musician (keyboards)
    
    Paul Rice
  - Musician (keyboards)
    
    Lee Curreri
  - Musician (tanpura)
    
    Frank Menusan
  - Synthesizer programming
    
    Rona, Jeffrey
  - Music Director
    
    Michael Riesman
  - Music producer
    
    Kurt Munkacsi
  - Associate music producer
    
    Don Christensen
  - Music Recording
    
    Don Christensen
  - Music Recording
    
    Living Room Recording Studio (New York), The
  - African music adviser/consultant
    
    Foday Musa Suso
  - South American music adviser/consultant
    
    Bernardo Palombo
  - Sound Design
    
    Rona, Jeffrey
  - Sound produced
    
    Kurt Munkacsi
  - Sound Recording
    
    Bob Bielecki
  - Sound Recording
    
    Connie Kieltyka
  - Sound Re-recording
    
    Sprocket Systems
  - Sound Re-recording
    
    Gary Summers
  - Sync consultant
    
    William Sarokin
  - Ambient sound effects
    
    Bob Bielecki
  - Ambient sound effects
    
    Connie Kieltyka
  - Dolby consultant
    
    Bill Mead
  - Technical director
    
    Alton Walpole
  - Associate technical director
    
    Murray Van Dyke
  - Creative consultant
    
    Walter Bachauer
  - Creative consultant
    
    Cybele Carpenter
  - Creative consultant
    
    Dennis Jakob
  - Creative consultant
    
    Nicole Lewin
  - Creative consultant
    
    Tony Price
  - Creative consultant
    
    Bradford Smith
  - Project co-ordinator
    
    Sharon Fentiman
  - Research director
    
    Ray Hemenez
  - Boat captain (Kenya)
    
    Salim Mohammed