
Birthday:
03-29-1940
(84 years)
Birthplace:
Not available
Biography
Godfrey Reggio (born March 29, 1940) is an American director of experimental documentary films.
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Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts
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event2007 star_border 6.4
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Scott Hicks documents an eventful year in the career and personal life of distinguished Western classical composer Philip Glass as he interacts with a number of friends and collaborators, who include Chuck Close, Ravi Shankar, and Martin Scorsese.
The Making of "Once Within a Time"
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A documentary about the production of Godfrey Reggio's "Once Within a Time".
Essence of Life
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event2002 star_border 7
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Filmmaker Godfrey Reggio and composer Philip Glass talk about their 1982 film "Koyaanisqatsi."
Impact of Progress
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event2002 star_border 5.5
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Filmmaker Godfrey Reggio and composer Philip Glass discuss their films "Powaqqatsi" (1988) and "Naqoyqatsi" (2002).
¡Colores!: The Qatsi Trilogy
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event1989 star_border 6
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Journalist V. B. Price interviews director Godfrey Reggio about his vision for "The Qatsi Trilogy", fourteen years before its completion.
Koyaanisqatsi
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event1983 star_border 7.9
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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.
Naqoyqatsi
Director
event2002 star_border 6.1
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A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.
Powaqqatsi
Director
event1988 star_border 7.3
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An exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style modernization has had on them.
Anima Mundi
Director
event1993 star_border 6.7
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Image and music are intertwined in this third collaboration between director Godfrey Reggio and composer Philip Glass. The film was produced to celebrate the World Wildlife Fund's Biological Diversity Campaign. The film combines images of nature with pulsing rhythms in a Microcosmos (1996) meets Koyaanisqatsi (1983) spectacle.
Evidence
Director
event1995 star_border 5.8
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A haunting look at children watching television.
Visitors
Director
event2013 star_border 6.2
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From the director of KOYAANISQATSI, an astonishing film that documents the drama of how we both live and witness what we experience. Shot in rich black and white Godfrey Reggio's latest film finds the full spectrum of emotion in human faces, gorgeous landscapes and even the behavior of an especially expressive gorilla.
Awaken
Executive Producer
event2021 star_border 6.8
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A documentary film exploring humanity's relationship with technology and with the natural world. Shot over a 5-year period in more than 30 countries, the film pioneers new timelapse, time-dilation, underwater, and aerial cinematography techniques to give audiences new eyes with which to see our world.
Fated to Be Queer
Producer
event2002 star_border 1
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Four charming and articulate Filipino men illuminate some issues and concerns as gay people of color in San Francisco in this early depiction of coming out stories. These brave men share personal perspectives on family, cultural heritage and racial stereotyping.
NEOOONOWWW
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Described as a fairy tale for the young and young at heart, focused on the forging of a new culture in a world threatened by ecological collapse and unprecedented technological transformation
Once Within a Time
Director
event2023 star_border 5.2
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Once Within a Time is an anarchic comedy told without words, a sensory feast to be felt through art and music. This multidisciplinary work shows us life on Earth as humanity clashes with the five fundamental elements—earth, air, water, fire, and money— headed towards a critical moment of choice between annihilation and redemption.
Underground Orange
Executive Producer
event2024 star_border 6.8
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A Californian backpacker travels to Buenos Aires to pay homage to the Argentine pirate who conquered his hometown of Monterey in 1818. Along the way, he becomes entangled in a polyamorous relationship with a gang of young actors who plot to kidnap the U.S. Ambassador.
Oceania: Journey to the Center
Executive Producer
event2024
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The brutal impact of climate change drives this beautiful, intense documentary; as sea levels rise, the Pacific Island nation of Kiribati faces predictions that it will be uninhabitable by 2030. Oceania weaves breathtaking natural footage with the struggles of people navigating an environment that is slipping away. We follow along as the population wrestles with indisputable scientific data and struggles with the emotional dimensions of this fast-moving emergency. As the story unfolds, we learn more about the fragmented histories and disparate experiences of the people affected by the calamity. Highlighting the overwhelming truths all around, the film asks serious questions and ponders realistic calls to action as a community struggles to stay afloat.
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