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Godfrey Reggio is an American director of experimental documentary films . Life. Reggio was born in New Orleans in 1940 to a Catholic family. He left home at age 14 to join the Catholic Christian Brotherhood. He became a monk, and spent 14 years in silence and prayer during his training. [1] [2]
Godfrey Reggio is a filmmaker who explores the impact of technology and modern life on the environment and culture. He is best known for his QATSI trilogy, a series of poetic essays with music by Philip Glass, and his upcoming film OCEANIA.
Koyaanisqatsi [b] is a 1982 American non-narrative documentary film directed and produced by Godfrey Reggio, featuring music composed by Philip Glass and cinematography by Ron Fricke . The film consists primarily of slow motion and time-lapse footage (some of it in reverse) of cities and many natural landscapes across the United States.
Oct 12, 2023 · Experimental filmmaker Godfrey Reggio explains the Mike Tyson casting and apocalyptic themes in his new feature "Once Within a Time."
Oct 20, 2023 · Filmmaker Godfrey Reggio invented a new way of seeing with 1982's 'Koyaanisqatsi,' an influence on the MTV aesthetic. His latest project is his first in a decade.
Aug 2, 2022 · Renowned filmmaker Godfrey Reggio (b. 1940) describes his newest film, Once Within a Time, in his studio at the Institute for Regional Education (IRE) in San...
Oct 14, 2019 · Godfrey Reggio / IRE Collection. An artist, thinker and social/environmental activist, Godfrey Reggio (b. 1940) has been making experimental documentary films for wide release. His fourteen years as a monk in quiet contemplation and his subsequent devotion to active community service and engagement are evident in every frame of his film work.
