SCREENINGS AT THE SHOE FACTORY

Wednesday 18 January 2012

The Shoe Factory, 304 Ermou Str / 8.30pm

Entrance: Free


Screening: Koyaanisqatsi – Life Out of Balance
Director: Godfrey Reggio
Music by: Philip Glass
Duration: 83’
Language: English with Greek subtitles

"An electrifying piece of film making." Empire.

Prepare to experience a truly remarkable film – a cinematic masterpiece so extraordinary it regales the senses, stimulates the mind and actually redefines the potential of film making. Celebrated director Godfrey Reggio, innovative cinematographer Ron Fricke and composer Philip Glass have created a spellbinding film so rich in beauty and detail that each viewing it becomes like a new and different film.

Unique, profound, mesmerizing, and thought-provoking, Koyaanisqatsi contrasts the tranquil beauty of nature with the frenzied hum of contemporary urban society. Uniting breathtaking imagery with a hauntingly evocative, award-winning score, it is original and fascinating.

The world premiere of Koyaanisqatsi took place at the Santa Fe Film Festival in April 1982. According to Hopi Dictionary, the Hopi word koyaanisqatsi is defined as "life of moral corruption and turmoil" or "life out of balance".