Powaqqatsi
Brief Synopsis
Explores the way that developing "Third World" nations are perceived and sometimes exploited by Western, technologically-advanced societies.
Cast & Crew
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Godfrey Reggio
Director
Jack Kripl
Performer
Carol Pool
Performer
Roger Squitero
Performer
Wilmer Wise
Performer
Michael Parloff
Performer
Film Details
Also Known As
Life in Transformation, North South
MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Experimental
Music
Nature
Release Date
1988
Distribution Company
CANNON RELEASING/NEW YORKER FILMS
Location
Dulekheil, Nepal; Kanchipuram, India; Lamu, Kenya; Kathmandu, Nepal; Mombasa, Kenya; Pushkar, India; Ismailia, Egypt; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Lima, Peru; Fasa & Kisingepini, Pate Island, Kenya; Taquile Island, Peru; Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong; Jaipur, India; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Varanasi, India; Madras, India; Nairobi, Kenya; Jaiselmer, India; Carajas, Brazil; Cubatao, Brazil; Brasilia, Brazil; Serra Pelada, Brazil; Bombay, India; Grand Trunk Road, India; Hunchao, Peru; Puno, Peru; Trujillo, Peru; Belem, Brazil; Sinai, Egypt; Cairo, Egypt; Santos, Brazil; Luxor, Egypt; Patan, Nepal; Bhaktapur, Nepal; Kowloon, Hong Kong; New Territories, Hong Kong; Cuzco, Peru; Iquitos, Peru; Calcutta, India; Berlin, West Germany; Chartres, France; Jerusalem, Israel
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 39m
Synopsis
Explores the way that developing "Third World" nations are perceived and sometimes exploited by Western, technologically-advanced societies.
Cast
Jack Kripl
Performer
Carol Pool
Performer
Roger Squitero
Performer
Wilmer Wise
Performer
Michael Parloff
Performer
Sue Evans
Performer
Neil Balm
Performer
Diva Goodfriend-koven
Performer
Sanford Allen
Performer
Karen Karlsrud
Performer
Lorraine Cohen
Performer
Michael Riesman
Performer
Richard Sortomme
Performer
Jeff Rona
Performer
Elliott Rosoff
Performer
Joe Passaro
Performer
Linda Quan
Performer
Paul Rice
Performer
Martin Goldray
Performer
Lee Curreri
Performer
Valerie Naranjo
Performer
Bill Rhodin
Performer
Sergiu Schwartz
Performer
Crew
Ali Mohammed Abdallah
Assistant
Ali Mohammed Abdallah
Driver
Omari Abdallah
Grip
Mohammed Samir Abdo
Assistant
Mohammed Samir Abdo
Driver
Dr. A Karim Ahmed
Assistant
Mahmud Alam
Assistant
Mahmud Alam
Driver
Germano Allevi
Grip
Miguel Alvarado
Assistant
Miguel Alvarado
Driver
Javier Alvares
Grip
Francisco Salomon Alvarez
Production Coordinator
Francisco Salomon Alvarez
Producer
Haywton Alves
Grip
Omar Bahai Aly
Driver
Omar Bahai Aly
Assistant
Carlos Amara
Assistant
Emelio Amasifuen
Grip
Syed Ameen
Assistant
Syed Ameen
Driver
Joe Anderer
Music
Joao Aravjo
Grip
Karen Arbeeny
Assistant
Sonia Arispe
Production Coordinator
Hassan Abdalla Athman
Production Coordinator
Susana Baca
Assistant
Walter Bachauer
Creative Consultant
Carroll Ballard
Assistant
Bill Banyai
Other
Seymour Barab
Other
Paulo Dorival Barato
Assistant
Joao Edem Barbosa
Assistant
Karl Bargen
Music
Fabio Barreto
Assistant
John Barry
Production Coordinator
Thiers Manzano Barsotti
Assistant
Dibaker Basnet
Grip
Prem Basnet
Producer
Leonor Bates
Assistant
Dietrich Batista
Production Coordinator
Dietrich Batista
Producer
Helmut Batista
Grip
Helmut Batista
Key Grip
Ethan Bauch
Music
Carter Beckett
Assistant
Thea Beckett
Assistant
Adrian Bela
Assistant
Adrian Bela
Driver
Julio Benavente
Assistant
Shyam Benegal
Producer
Renee Benjamin
Assistant
Sergio Bernardas
Assistant
Graham Berry
Director Of Photography
Graham Berry
Photography
Nikhil Bhagat
Production Coordinator
Manish Bhatt
Key Grip
Bob Bielecki
Sound Recordist
Bob Bielecki
Rerecording
Bob Bielecki
Sound Effects
Ahmed Bilali
Key Grip
Joao Batista Lanari Bo
Assistant
Neil Bockman
Post-Production
Tayreen Bonilla
Other
Tyron Bonilla
Other
Tarek Boraie
Key Grip
Gay Browning
Location Coordinator
Gay Browning
Assistant Editor
Anne Bruce
Assistant Editor
Valerie Bryce
Audio
Reid Burns
Other
Claire Bush
Assistant Editor
Iris Cahn
Editor
Jodi Cahn
Assistant
Leon Cakoff
Assistant
Harold Carlman
Assistant
Belle Carpenter
Assistant
Cybele Carpenter
Creative Consultant
Patricia Carr
Other
Davi Carvalho
Grip
Scott Chandler
Audio
Walter Chappel
Consultant
Jorge Enrique Chistaman
Driver
Jorge Enrique Chistaman
Assistant
Roque Chistaman
Grip
Don Christensen
Music Producer
Don Christensen
Sound
Cate Coombs
Post-Production Coordinator
Francis Ford Coppola
Producer
Victoria Cross
Assistant
Luiz Custodio
Assistant
Luiz Custodio
Driver
Tico Dacosta
Assistant
Alfonso Gumucio Dagron
Assistant
Raimundo Nonato P Dasilva
Driver
Raimundo Nonato P Dasilva
Assistant
William De La Villa
Grip
Nora Deizque
Assistant
Francisco Deizque Fuch
Assistant
Al Deruiter
Song Performer
Don Devereux
Assistant
Jorge Carlos Castillo Diaz
Assistant
Jorge Carlos Castillo Diaz
Driver
Pepe Valdivia Diaz
Assistant
Pepe Valdivia Diaz
Driver
Mohammed Dibo
Grip
Zacharias Dominquez
Assistant
Zacharias Dominquez
Driver
Altimar Dos Santos
Grip
Larisvaldo Dos Santos
Grip
Leoncio Dos Santos
Grip
Dan Dryden
Other
Mia Dunford
Producer
Mike Dunford
Other
Mourad El-essawi
Production Coordinator
Diana Elbaum
Production Coordinator
Jacques Ellul
Assistant
Steve Elson
Music
Jose Castillo Enriquez
Assistant
Jose Castillo Enriquez
Driver
Vigdis Eriksen
Assistant
Frank Ettenberg
Assistant
Mohammed Fayex
Assistant
Paul Fentiman
Assistant
Sharon Fentiman
Other
Zalima Fernandes
Assistant
Jose Antonio Martins Fernandez
Assistant
Jose Antonio Martins Fernandez
Driver
Mike Finn
Music
Zvi Fishman
Other
Laura Flax
Other
Pedro Alves Florenco
Assistant
Pedro Alves Florenco
Driver
William O'dwyer Fogtman
Production Coordinator
Edwin Fong
Assistant
Ira Friedlander
Assistant
Alcides Fuentes
Grip
Johnny Fung
Production Coordinator
Terry Fung
Key Grip
Samuel Gachungi
Driver
Samuel Gachungi
Assistant
Kilian Ganly
Assistant
Jon Gibson
Music
Philip Glass
Consultant
Philip Glass
Music
Yoram Globus
Executive Producer
Mohammed Gohar
Producer
Nader Gohar
Producer
Menahem Golan
Executive Producer
Steve Goldin
Video
Steve Goldin
Other
Henrique Goldman
Assistant
Lauren Goldstein
Music
Diva Goodfriend-koven
Music
Nabil Gorky
Assistant
Miguel Grande
Other
Walter Gross
Driver
Walter Gross
Assistant
Ed Gutentag
Assistant Camera Operator
Connie Guttierrez
Other
Amy Guttman
Assistant
Ronald Guttman
Assistant
Lewis Habib
Production Coordinator
Zvi Haen
Production Coordinator
Abdallah Fouad Hafez
Assistant
Lily Hahamy
Assistant
Barry Hall
Assistant
Sasha Hammad
Assistant
Abdul Haq
Production Coordinator
John Harkin
Other
Robin Harlow
Key Grip
Mickey Hart
Assistant
Steve Hartman
Other
Thomas B Hartwell
Assistant
Trevor Hawkins
Assistant
Ali Helme
Other
Ray Hemenez
Researcher
Adolfo Hernandez
Other
Bill Hess
Assistant
Susan Hess
Assistant
Atif Hindy
Assistant
Katherine Hoffman
Assistant
Kevin Hon
Key Grip
Alcides Huanca
Assistant
Robert Hurwitz
Assistant
Nassir Hussein
Other
Ivan Illich
Assistant
Dr. Rene C Irahola
Assistant
Jill Jaffe
Music
Dennis Jakob
Creative Consultant
Miroslav Janek
Associate Editor
Alberto Herrera Jefferson
Assistant
Candy Jernigan
Assistant
P S Jhala
Key Grip
Ebrahim Jibril
Key Grip
Rick Johnston
Assistant
Rory Johnston
Production Supervisor
Jorge Joven
Other
Douglas Kahn
Assistant
Jacques Kahn
Production Coordinator
Film Details
Also Known As
Life in Transformation, North South
MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Experimental
Music
Nature
Release Date
1988
Distribution Company
CANNON RELEASING/NEW YORKER FILMS
Location
Dulekheil, Nepal; Kanchipuram, India; Lamu, Kenya; Kathmandu, Nepal; Mombasa, Kenya; Pushkar, India; Ismailia, Egypt; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Lima, Peru; Fasa & Kisingepini, Pate Island, Kenya; Taquile Island, Peru; Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong; Jaipur, India; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Varanasi, India; Madras, India; Nairobi, Kenya; Jaiselmer, India; Carajas, Brazil; Cubatao, Brazil; Brasilia, Brazil; Serra Pelada, Brazil; Bombay, India; Grand Trunk Road, India; Hunchao, Peru; Puno, Peru; Trujillo, Peru; Belem, Brazil; Sinai, Egypt; Cairo, Egypt; Santos, Brazil; Luxor, Egypt; Patan, Nepal; Bhaktapur, Nepal; Kowloon, Hong Kong; New Territories, Hong Kong; Cuzco, Peru; Iquitos, Peru; Calcutta, India; Berlin, West Germany; Chartres, France; Jerusalem, Israel
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 39m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Spring April 22, 1988
Released in United States April 29, 1988
Released in United States February 22, 1988
Released in United States October 1988
Shown at Berlin Film Festival February 22, 1988.
Shown at International Flanders Film Festival in Ghent, Belgium October 12-22, 1988.
Second film of a trilogy, preceded by director Godfrey Reggio's "Koyaanisqatsi".
Released in United States Spring April 22, 1988
Released in United States April 29, 1988 (New York City)
Released in United States February 22, 1988 (Shown at Berlin Film Festival February 22, 1988.)
Released in United States October 1988 (Shown at International Flanders Film Festival in Ghent, Belgium October 12-22, 1988.)
