Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'Koyaanisqatsi' right now, here are some important points about the IRE Productions, Santa Fe Institute for Regional Education, American Zoetrope documentary flick. Koyaanisqatsi starring has a NR rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 26 min. The release date of the movie is April 27th, 1983. The movie received a user score of 79/100 on TMDb, which is based on reviews from 746 verified users.
Want the short version of the plot? Here's the plot: "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."
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'Koyaanisqatsi' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on April 27th, 1983
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
September 17th, 2002
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Qatsi Collection
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".










