Baraka


1h 36m 1992

Brief Synopsis

Film, shot on six continents and in 24 countries, explores the formation and evolution of earth, the ascendence of man and the consequences of technology.

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1992
Production Company
Salon Films; Why Not Productions
Distribution Company
Samuel Goldwyn Company/Vitagraph Films; Nippon Herald Films, Inc; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Location
Iran; Kuwait; Kenya; New Guinea; Soviet Union; Saudi Arabia; Brazil; United States; Israel; Burma; Cambodia; Thailand; Tokyo, Japan; Galapagos Islands, Ecuador; Glacier Bay, Alaska, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 36m

Synopsis

Film, shot on six continents and in 24 countries, explores the formation and evolution of earth, the ascendence of man and the consequences of technology.

Crew

Farouq Abdulaziz

Location Coordinator (Kuwait)

Shahram Asgari

Location Coordinator (Iran)

Fatih Askoy

Location Coordinator (Turkey)

David E Aubrey

Editor

David Bartholomew

Post-Production Consultant & 70mm Film Assembly

Lawrence Blair

Location Coordinator (Indonesia)

Lorne Blair

Location Coordinator (Indonesia)

Gay Browning

Assistant Editor

Gay Browning

Post-Production Coordinator

Dudu Continentino

Location Coordinator (Brasil)

Michael Scott Davis

Location Coordinator (Australia)

Yang Hua Don

Location Coordinator (China)

Amir Esfandiari

Location Coordinator (Iran)

Orlando Falco

Other

Afaf Fawzy

Location Coordinator (Egypt)

Michael Freeman

Location Coordinator (Cambodia)

Ron Fricke

Other

Ron Fricke

Director Of Photography

Ron Fricke

Editor

Linda Giella

Production Coordinator

Bob Green

Other

Zvika Haen

Location Coordinator (Isreal)

Chhay Song Heng

Location Coordinator (Cambodia)

Ciro Hurdato

Music

Ciro Hurtado

Song Composer

Ciro Hurtado

Song Performer ("Triste")

David Hykes

Song ("Rainbow Voice")

David Hykes

Music

Bebe Hiroko Ishikawa

Location Coordinator (Japan)

Marcel Castera Kahn

Location Coordinator (France)

Jalal Khosroshahi

Location Coordinator (Iran)

Thomas Laird

Location Coordinator (Nepal)

John Lamond

Location Coordinator (Hong Kong)

Mel Lawrence

Location Coordinator (New York)

Mark Magidson

Producer

Mark Magidson

Editor

Mark Magidson

Other

Janice Mathewson

Production Office Manager

Mouse Mcconnell

Location Coordinator (Kenya)

Bill Mitchell

Camera Assistant

Kohachiro Miyata

Song Performer ("Sanya" "Honshirabe")

Kohachiro Miyata

Music

Monks Of The Dip Tse Chok Ling Monastery

Song Performer ("The Offerings For General Protectors" "A Prayer Of Kala Rupa" "A Traditional Composition For Gya Ling & Dung Chen")

John Morris

Sound Effects Designer

Jimmy Mukora

Location Coordinator (Kenya)

Constantine Nicholas

Other

Genevieve Nicholas

Other

Junko Ogura

Location Coordinator (Japan)

Jerry Pam

Publicist

Lee Parker

Photography Consultant

Elzbieta Pyrich

Location Coordinator (Poland)

Angus Richardson

Song Performer ("An Daorach Bheag")

Fergus Richardson

Song Performer ("An Daorach Bheag")

Hamish Richardson

Song Performer ("An Daorach Bheag")

Neon Rio

Location Coordinator (Brasil)

Barry Rivers

Location Coordinator (Hawaii)

Peter Russell

Concept Consultant

Carlos Saavedra

Other

Somei Satoh

Music

Somei Satoh

Song ("Mantra")

Mohamed Shafi

Location Coordinator (India)

Bruce Simballa

Key Grip

Bruce Simballa

Camera Assistant

Flavio Somogyi

Location Coordinator (Brasil)

Michael Stearns

Music Director

Michael Stearns

Producer

Michael Stearns

Sound Designer

Ruth Strassberg

Concept Consultant

L Subramaniam

Song Performer

L Subramaniam

Music

L Subramaniam

Music Composer

Kennedy Taylor

Location Coordinator (Japan)

Carlo Timpanaro

Location Coordinator (Italy)

Sam Guam Tee Tong

1st Camera Assistant

Gonzalo Vargas

Song Composer ("Wipala")

Richard Vetter

Photography Consultant

Alton Walpole

Line Producer

Alton Walpole

Post-Production Supervisor

Alton Walpole

Supervising Producer

William Word

Location Coordinator (Japan)

Ren Yafei

Location Coordinator (China)

Magdi Youssef

Location Coordinator (Egypt)

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1992
Production Company
Salon Films; Why Not Productions
Distribution Company
Samuel Goldwyn Company/Vitagraph Films; Nippon Herald Films, Inc; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Location
Iran; Kuwait; Kenya; New Guinea; Soviet Union; Saudi Arabia; Brazil; United States; Israel; Burma; Cambodia; Thailand; Tokyo, Japan; Galapagos Islands, Ecuador; Glacier Bay, Alaska, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 36m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Fall September 24, 1993

Limited re-release in United States August 30, 2002

Released in United States 1992

Released in United States 2012

Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (out of competition) August 27 - September 7, 1992.

Feature directorial debut for filmmaker Ron Fricke who served as director of photography, co-editor and co-writer of the similarly themed "Koyaanisqatsi" (USA/1982).

Began shooting August 10, 1990.

Completed shooting Late September 1991.

The 2002 re-release is a new 70mm print.

"Baraka" is an ancient middle eastern term for "breath of life," "essence of life" or "blessing."

Released in United States Fall September 24, 1993

Limited re-release in United States August 30, 2002

Released in United States 1992 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (out of competition) August 27 - September 7, 1992.)

Released in United States 2012 (Shows - Selections by Geoff Dyer )