{"id":8317,"date":"2013-05-24T12:56:51","date_gmt":"2013-05-24T19:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/?p=8317"},"modified":"2013-05-24T16:20:28","modified_gmt":"2013-05-24T23:20:28","slug":"godfrey-reggios-newest-film-to-premiere-in-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2013\/05\/godfrey-reggios-newest-film-to-premiere-in-september.html","title":{"rendered":"Godfrey Reggio’s newest film to premiere in September"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\"\"<\/a>You don\u2019t need stories or dialogue to make a movie. Sometimes you just need some really interesting images set to some really good music.<\/p>\n

This point was proved for me almost a quarter-century ago, when I discovered Godfrey Reggio\u2019s Koyaanisqatsi<\/a><\/i> (1983), a sort of 86-minute docu-poem that explores the relationship between nature, technology and human society. It quickly became one of my five favorite films of all time, and it made me an instant fan of composer Philip Glass; seven years ago<\/a>, I even had the joy of attending a screening that was accompanied by Glass himself.<\/p>\n

Oddly enough, I was not all that impressed by the film\u2019s sequels, Powaqqatsi<\/a><\/i> (1988) and Naqoyqatsi<\/a><\/i> (2002) \u2014 though I love the soundtracks for both films \u2014 but I do<\/i> admire a half-hour short that Reggio and Glass produced outside of that trilogy for the World Wildlife Fund, called Anima Mundi<\/a><\/i> (1992). You can watch it here:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YOGrONG4WyY<\/p>\n

Reggio also produced a short film called Evidence<\/a><\/i> (1995) that made use of one of Glass\u2019s existing compositions:<\/p>\n