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Powaqqatsi [videorecording] : life in transformation / a Golan-Globus production ; a Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas presentation ; directed by Godfrey Reggio ; produced by Mel Lawrence, Godfrey Reggio, Lawrence Taub.

Contributor(s): Coppola, Francis Ford, 1939- | Lucas, George, 1944- | Reggio, Godfrey | Lawrence, Mel | Taub, Lawrence | Richards, Ken | Glass, Philip | Riesman, Michael | Golan-Globus (Firm) | Imperial Entertainment | MGM Home Entertainment Inc.
Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment, c2002Edition: [Widescreen version].Description: 1 videodisc (97 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.Other title: Life in transformation.Subject(s): Technology and civilization | Technology -- Social aspects | Civilization, ModernDDC classification: 791.433
Production Credits: Writers, Godrey Reggio, Ken Richards ; directors of photography, Graham Berry, Leonidas Zourdoumis ; editors, Iris Kahn, Alton Walpole ; music composer, Philip Glass.
Summary: "This film calls into question everything we think we know about contemporary society. By juxtaposing images of ancient cultures with those of modern life, Powaqqatsi portrays the human cost of progress."
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Special features: new interview with director and composer; original theatrical trailers for the Qatsi trilogy

Originally released as a motion picture in 1988.

Writers, Godrey Reggio, Ken Richards ; directors of photography, Graham Berry, Leonidas Zourdoumis ; editors, Iris Kahn, Alton Walpole ; music composer, Philip Glass.

"This film calls into question everything we think we know about contemporary society. By juxtaposing images of ancient cultures with those of modern life, Powaqqatsi portrays the human cost of progress."

DVD; Dolby digital.

In English, with optional French or Spanish subtitles