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.
Koyaanisqatsi
human vs nature, technology, civilization, social commentary, rural area, nature run amok, nature, environment, environmental destruction, lost civilization, observational cinema, environmental disaster, nature documentary, man vs nature, environmental catastrophe, observational documentary, poetic documentary, environmental documentary, human in nature, independent film, no dialogue, dying civilization, environmental collapse, environmentally-themed