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Koyaanisqatsi at McEvoy Foundation for the Arts

Date:
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Event Type:
Screening
Organizer/Author:
The McEvoy Foundation for the Arts
Location Details:
McEvoy Foundation for the Arts
1150 25th St., Building B
San Francisco, CA 94107

McEvoy Foundation for the Arts presents Koyaanisqatsi, directed by Godfrey Reggio.

Drawing its title from the Hopi word meaning "life out of balance," Koyaanisqatsi (1982) is a renowned documentary that reveals how humanity has grown apart from nature. Directed by Godfrey Reggio and featuring extensive footage of natural landscapes and elemental forces set to a score by Philip Glass, the film ultimately gives way to many scenes of modern civilization and technology. Given its lack of narration and dialogue, the production makes its points solely through imagery and music, with many scenes either slowed down or sped up for dramatic effect. Reggio explained the lack of dialogue by stating: "it's not for lack of love of the language that these films have no words. It's because, from my point of view, our language is in a state of vast humiliation. It no longer describes the world in which we live." Koyaanisqatsi is the first in the Qatsi trilogy.

Run time: 85 minutes

Godfrey Reggio (b. 1940) is an American director of experimental documentary films. Most well-known for his Qatsi trilogy, Reggio's films explore the negative impacts of consumerism and fundamentalism on the world. Prior to becoming a filmmaker, Reggio spent fourteen years in fasting, silence, and prayer, training to be a Roman Catholic monk. Reggio has been involved in many progressive political causes in the United States, including work for the American Civil Liberties Union, co-organizing a multimedia public interest campaign on the invasion of privacy and the use of technology to control behavior. He resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Koyaanisqatsi is presented in conjunction with MFA's fall exhibition "No Time," which explores human relationships to the natural world in the past, present, and future.

General Admission: $7.00. Seniors and children: free. Advance reservations through Eventbrite.
Added to the calendar on Tue, Sep 18, 2018 8:45AM
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