The Falcon Film Files

What is Our World, our Environment, and who are its Participants/Players?

Presented by Francis Ford Coppala and directed by Godfrey Reggio, the trilogy of films produced, Koyaanisqatsi, PowaqQatsi, and Naqoyqatsi are a blend of moving images put to a soundtrack.  

The first film, Koyaanisqatsi, is about life out of balance, showing images of the natural world and the man made world.  It hopes to express how the natural world is being oppressed by the unnatural one and as merely a source of fuel to perpetuate the world created by humanity.

http://www.koyaanisqatsi.org/films/koyaanisqatsi.php


PowaqQatsi shows more third world interpretations and celebrations of the world and what it has to offer.  The latest and third among the films is Naqoyqatsi.  This is similar to 2001:  A Space Odyssey, where it transitions from the natural past into the new evolution of technology.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PirH8PADDgQ

Again these films are videos put to a score.  If you get a chance, I have labeled to links below; one of the trailer and another talking about the films, take a look.

The second place I would like you to look at is Humans of New York, or HONY.  While this focuses on photography, it is a main element that makes up cinema.  However, it also brings to light the characters, who they are, and their stories.

http://www.humansofnewyork.com/about

A project that blends these two styles might be on the horizon…