Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s film HOME was aired on international television-channels last week. We like to consider this film as a missing part to the Quatsi trilogy.
Koyaanisqatsi (1982) is the first and most famous motionpicture in the trilogy. The film is directed by Godfrey Reggio and features music composed by Philip Glass. It is followed by Powaqqatsi (1988) and Naqoiqatsi (2002).
HOME shows clearly in what (miss-) understanding we live with our placet earth. The Quatsi trilogy depicts different aspects of the relationship between humans, nature, and technology.
The film consists primarily of slow motion and time lapse photography of cities and many natural landscapes across the United States. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration: its tone is set by the juxtaposition of images and music.
In the Hopi language, the word Koyaanisqatsi means 'crazy life, life in turmoil, life out of balance, life disintegrating, a state of life that calls for another way of living', and the film implies that modern humanity is living in such a way.
http://www.koyaanisqatsi.org/
http://www.home-2009.com
