# Koyaanisqatsi News **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 22, 2002, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koyaanisqatsi-news/99454 "2002-03-22T00:31:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koyaanisqatsi-news/99454/1 "2002-03-22T00:31:14Z")
For anyone following the ongoing legal troubles with the release of **Koyaanisqatsi** , I received the following e-mail from the director, Godfrey Reggio this afternoon : > [@](#): > > Dear Patrick, > > I am pleased to let you know that in late January IRE and > MGM reached an amicable accommodation that will allow > the re-release of KOYAANISQATSI and POWAQQATSI > on DVD to occur as early as the Fall of 2002, hopefully > coordinated with the release of NAQOYQATSI by Miramax. > This is an exciting time for us as the release of NAQOYQATSI > will coincide with the 20th anniversary of the premiere of > KOYAANISQATSI. > > Know that the monetary support that you provided > allowed the Institute to remain in position to allow it to be > able to look eye to eye with our counterparts at MGM and > be able to work out a reasonable and fair resolution of the > issues between our respective organizations. We hope that > in the next couple of months, we will be able to upgrade our > website and integrate information about NAQOYQATSI and > be more interactive with our fans around the world. > > Once again, thanks for your support and kindest regards. > Godfrey Reggio, Director and Producer > > Larry Taub, Producer ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koyaanisqatsi-news/99454/2 "2002-03-22T00:38:49Z")
:droool: Thanks, Euty. I just wish to hell I lived in a town where I could have a snowball’s chance of seeing NAQOYQATSI in a theater. Ah well. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koyaanisqatsi-news/99454/3 "2002-03-22T02:33:44Z")
Wasn’t the first release of this film a limited pressing of 200 DVDs, sold at a premium price of something like $200 each? I hope the re-release will be a bit more, shall we say, accessible than that… ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koyaanisqatsi-news/99454/4 "2002-03-22T02:40:01Z")
It wasn’t actually “sold” for $200, but if you donated $180 to the IRE legal fund, you could get a copy. More details are (I think) still up at [Koyaanisqatsi](http://www.koyaanisqatsi.org) ---
**Author:** ![Forbin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5e9695/32.png) [@Forbin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Forbin)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koyaanisqatsi-news/99454/5 "2002-03-22T03:01:04Z")
Thanks for the link. Great movie! ---
**Author:** ![evilbeth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/evilbeth/32/2268_2.png) [@evilbeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilbeth)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koyaanisqatsi-news/99454/6 "2002-03-22T03:28:48Z")
Thanks for the update and thanks (again) for introducing me to this phenomenal film. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koyaanisqatsi-news/99454/7 "2002-03-22T04:03:19Z")
Damn you **Euty** for beating me to the punch! 😉 I just got the same e-mail myself. (Yeah, I did shell out the $180 for the DVD, well worth the money, and I’ll buy the mass-release version too.) ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koyaanisqatsi-news/99454/8 "2002-03-22T14:43:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eutychus \* > \*\*It wasn’t actually “sold” for $200, but if you donated $180 to the IRE legal fund, you could get a copy. > > More details are (I think) still up at [Koyaanisqatsi](http://www.koyaanisqatsi.org) \*\* Hey. I went there the last time that **Euty** mentioned the site and made the donation and got the DVD. Why didn’t I get the email as well? Like **Tuckerfan** , I’m sure that I’ll buy the mass market release as well. I wonder if there will be a market (collectors) for the $180 version? What can anybody tell me about _POWAQQATSI_? Also, has anyone who is a fan of _KOYAANISQATSI_ seen _BARAKA_ or recommend movies of a similar ilk? ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koyaanisqatsi-news/99454/9 "2002-03-22T16:11:58Z")
They pressed 200 DVDs, and (at least) two of them were purchased by SDMB members? What are the odds… ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koyaanisqatsi-news/99454/10 "2002-03-22T19:44:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Max Torque \* > \*\*They pressed 200 DVDs, and (at least) two of them were purchased by SDMB members? What are the odds… \*\* At least three. **Euty** , **Tuckerfan** and myself. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koyaanisqatsi-news/99454/11 "2002-03-22T22:51:56Z")
If I’d had $200 that wasn’t otherwise earmarked, it would have been four. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2002, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koyaanisqatsi-news/99454/12 "2002-03-23T00:04:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by adam yax \* > \*\* > > Hey. I went there the last time that **Euty** mentioned the site and made the donation and got the DVD. Why didn’t I get the email as well? Like **Tuckerfan** , I’m sure that I’ll buy the mass market release as well. I wonder if there will be a market (collectors) for the $180 version? > > What can anybody tell me about _POWAQQATSI_? Also, has anyone who is a fan of _KOYAANISQATSI_ seen _BARAKA_ or recommend movies of a similar ilk? \*\* I’ve seen _ **Baraka** _ and the whole time I watched it I couldn’t help but think: Whoever did this must have seen _ **Koyaanisqatsi** _, but just didn’t “get” the film. There’s some lovely cinematography in it, but it lacks the unifying theme that _ **Koyaanisqatsi** _ had. Of course, one of the guys who worked on _ **Koyaanisqatsi** _, is the guy who did _ **Baraka** _, so it must have been really interesting dealing with him during the original project since he obviously didn’t understand what was going on. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2002, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koyaanisqatsi-news/99454/13 "2002-04-10T02:59:31Z")
My local public library once had a tape of _Koyaanisqatsi_, which is the only reason I’ve seen it. I didn’t know there were more, & find it hard to imagine a sequel to that. ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2002, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koyaanisqatsi-news/99454/14 "2002-04-10T14:42:14Z")
Oh God, now I finally have a reason to get a DVD player. Man, I’ll be keeping an eye out for those discs! _drooling_ Say, any Metro DC Dopers out there, what do you say we try to get the Arlington Drafthouse & Cinema to pick up _Naqoyqatsi_ when it comes out? It’s probably the only place in the area that would run it now that the Biograph and the Key are long gone… ---
**Author:** ![Wisest\_Novel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wisest_novel/32/13329_2.png) [@Wisest\_Novel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wisest_Novel)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2002, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koyaanisqatsi-news/99454/15 "2002-04-10T14:59:10Z")
**Euty** , as you know, I live under a rock. I’m not familiar with these movies, and the link you posted was broken. Could you fill me in on what I’m missing? ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2002, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koyaanisqatsi-news/99454/16 "2002-04-10T17:58:32Z")
**Wisest Novel** , [try this site](http://www.angelfire.com/movies/Koyaanisqatsi/). It isn’t up to date but has decent information on the movie. ---
**Author:** ![Wisest\_Novel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wisest_novel/32/13329_2.png) [@Wisest\_Novel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wisest_Novel)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2002, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koyaanisqatsi-news/99454/17 "2002-04-10T19:26:49Z")
Thanks for the link, **adam**. I have to admit, it didn’t do much to whet my desire to see the movie. What _does_ is the fact that so many smart Dopers are so, well, fanatical about it. That, and the fact that it appears to be poorly funded and limited in distribution. Makes me want to resolve the apparent disconnect for myself. I don’t know why it didn’t occur to me earlier, but I recall someone ( **Euty** , I think) saying there was an earlier thread on the movie. Maybe the server speed is causing me to repress memories of search capability. But I’ll go look there now. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2002, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koyaanisqatsi-news/99454/18 "2002-06-07T02:09:39Z")
Bumping this up because the release date for _ **Koyaanisqatsi** _’s been announced as being 9/12/02. [Reel.com](http://Reel.com) is taking pre-orders for it, and I’m sure folks like [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com) are as well. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2002, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koyaanisqatsi-news/99454/19 "2002-06-07T12:43:26Z")
Could someone explain what is that movie about? I went to the first link posted, but couldn’t understand how to navigate the site to find the information I wanted… ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2002, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koyaanisqatsi-news/99454/20 "2002-06-08T22:02:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by KarlGrenze \* > \*\*Could someone explain what is that movie about? I went to the first link posted, but couldn’t understand how to navigate the site to find the information I wanted… \*\* **Karl** , the movie is a “documentary” of sorts. I say that because there is **no** narration or dialog whatsoever in the film. It is essentially, a series of linear images, set to the music of Philip Glass, with the central theme taken from a Hopi word meaning, “Life out of balance.” One could almost call it the world’s longest music video, but that simply doesn’t do justice to the film. It is simply something that must be seen to be understood and appreciated. When its released, find someone who’s got a giant TV and watch it. If you’re not moved by at least part of this film, you’re not human. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koyaanisqatsi-news/99454.md?page=2)