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	Powwaqatsi definitions
		Po.waq.qa.tsi (in her Sprache der Hopi, powaq = Zauberer + qatsi = Leben), ein Wesen, eine Lebensart, das die Lebenskraft anderer aufzehrt, um das eigene Leben zu fördern.
		powaqqatsi (fra de nordamerikanske hopi - indianernes språk, powaq - trollmann + qatsi = liv) subst., en væren, et leve-vis, som fortærer livskraften til andre vesener for å fremme sitt eget liv.
		powaqqatsi (del idioma Hopi, powaq = hechicero + qatsi = vida).
	www.koyaanisqatsi.org /films/p_defs.php (266 words)

	The DVD Journal \| Quick Reviews: Powaqqatsi
		Powaqqatsi seeks to display the differentiation and beauty of life at risk from homogenization delivered by progress and development.
		Individuals are caught in moments joyous and celebratory or broken and brutalized by the kind of labor and living conditions that to the great majority of DVD-viewers are as alien as the far side of the moon.
		Although Powaqqatsi was filmed in Egypt, Nepal, Hong Kong, India, Brazil, Kenya, and Peru, sometimes it's a shock to remember that we're watching scenes shot on planet Earth, which is indeed part of the point of these films.
	www.dvdjournal.com /quickreviews/p/powaqqatsi.q.shtml (456 words)

	Powaqqatsi- Sorcerer Life
		POWAQQATSI's overall focus is on natives of the Third World -- the emerging, land-based cultures of Asia, India, Africa, the Middle East and South America -- and how they express themselves through work and traditions.
		Where KOYAANISQATSI dealt with the imbalance between nature and modern society, POWAQQATSI is a celebration of the human-scale endeavor the craftsmanship, spiritual worship, labor and creativity that defines a particular culture.
		POWAQQATSI is also about contrasting ways of life, and in part how the lure of mechanization and technology and the growth of mega-cities are having a negative effect on small-scale cultures.
	www.koyaanisqatsi.org /films/powaqqatsi.php (307 words)

	Powaqqatsi
		1988 sequel to the experimental 1983 documentary film Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi: Life in Transformation is another non-narrative documentary by Godfrey Reggio.
		While Koyaanisqatsi focused on the modern life in industrial countries, Powaqqatsi focuses more on the conflict in third-world countries[?] between traditional ways of life and the new ways of life introduced with industrialization.
		The third and final part of the 'Quatsi' trilogy, Naqoyqatsi, was released in 2002.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/po/Powaqqatsi.html (104 words)

	DVD Bits - Region 4 and Region 1 DVD news, reviews, resources, PC-DVD, hardware
		From the final frames of the film, the definition of ‘Powaqqatsi’ is given: “An entity, a way of life, that consumes the life forces of other beings in order to further its own life”.
		Powaqqatsi is a visual splendour, sweeping across villages and continents, exotic locations that I only dream about.
		Powaqqatsi is very nicely presented on DVD, with a very good video and audio and transfer, and with at least one good featurette on the making of the movie, and the original trailer, makes a pretty good package.
	www.dvdbits.com /reviews.asp?id=1573 (897 words)

	Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi, and the Triumph of Substance - A conversation with Godfrey Reggio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi, and the Triumph of Substance - A conversation with Godfrey Reggio
		His new work, Powaqqatsi, is just as wise and much more masterful; it's subject matter broadened, it's themes less obvious and more profound, it belongs in that rarefied category of cinema, the films of the enlightened.
		I decided it was about the nature of work, burdens, primitive culture, tribal ritual, courage, tenacity, architecture, reflections, agriculture, the food chain, ecology, faith, ceremony, lifeblood, and mother earth just for starters, but you should decide for yourself.
	www.disinfotainmenttoday.com /emulsionalproblems/reggio.htm (3406 words)

	The Milnoc - Reviews - Koyaanisqatsi and Powaqqatsi
		Powaqqatsi, following the same basic philosophy as Koyaanisqatsi, is a different view of the world.
		I was hoping for the same level of quality as in Koyaanisqatsi, but Powaqqatsi is missing many of the elements that made Koyaanisqatsi a great movie.
		Powaqqatsi however falls a bit short of one's expectations.
	www3.sympatico.ca /milnoc/Reviews/KoyaanisqatsiPowaqqatsi.html (1099 words)

	Powaqqatsi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Powaqqatsi: Life in Transformation is the 1988 sequel to the experimental 1983 documentary film Koyaanisqatsi, by Godfrey Reggio.
		Powaqqatsi is a Hopi word meaning "parasitic way of life" or "life in transition".
		While Koyaanisqatsi focused on modern life in industrial countries, Powaqqatsi, which similarly has no dialogue, focuses more on the conflict in third world countries between traditional ways of life and the new ways of life introduced with industrialization.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Powaqqatsi (197 words)

	PhilipGlass.com: Films: Powaqqatsi
		Po.waq.qa.tsi (from the Hopi language, powaq sorcerer + qatsi life) n., an entity; a way of life, that consumes the life forces of other beings in order to further its own life.
		Powaqqatsi's overall focus is on natives of the Third World - the emerging, land-based cultures of Asia, India, Africa, the Middle East and South America - and how they express themselves through work and traditions.
		The title Powaqqatsi is a Hopi Indian conjunctive - the word Powaqa, I which refers to a negative sorcerer who lives at the expense of others, and Qatsi -i.e., life.
	www.philipglass.com /html/films/powaqqatsi.html (453 words)

	Andrew Ferrier’s Blog » Blog Archive » Powaqqatsi
		Powaqqatsi: Life in Transformation is the sequel to the film Koyaansiqatsi: Life out of balance.
		The primary difference between the two is the setting: whereas Koyaansiqatsi is set primarily in the developed world, Powaqqatsi takes its themes mostly from developing countries.
		Powaqqatsi is the kind of film that would quickly get repetitive in editing.
	www.new-destiny.co.uk /andrew/blog/2006/08/13/powaqqatsi (454 words)

	Philip Glass - Powaqqatsi soundtrack review
		He accompanied the film crew to many of the locations used in the shooting, and met local musicians who introduced him to the musical traditions of the countries visited.
		Like the previous film's title, the word "Powaqqatsi" comes from the Indian Hopi language and can be translated as "Life in Transformation".
		The final track "Powaqqatsi" recapitulates the original version of the "Anthem" theme and deep male voices entone the film's title "Powaqqatsi" in the same way as the title track on the first movie "Koyaanisqatsi".
	www.mfiles.co.uk /reviews/philip-glass-powaqqatsi.htm (664 words)

	Movie Habit: Review of Koyaanisqatsi/Powaqqatsi (2002), ****
		“Powaqqatsi” is shortened to “life in transformation” on the cover, but the longer translation is “a way of life that consumes the life forces of other beings in order to further its own life.”
		Here is a child, still living with primitive clothes and tools, caught in the middle of a new urban reality without even the support of parents or family, left entirely to fend for himself, and taking it out on the one creature lower than him in the hierarchy — his donkey.
		The Powaqqatsi documentary is shorter, and it offers good insight into the shape of trilogy — the differences and similarities between the first two movies and third one to come.
	www.moviehabit.com /reviews/koy_io02.shtml (1778 words)

	PhilipGlass.com: Compositions: Powaqqatsi
		The second of the Reggio/Glass "Qatsi" collaboration, Powaqqatsi showcases vanishing ways of life in the Southern Hemisphere.
		Powaqqatsi is second part of the Godfrey Reggio / Philip Glass "Quatsi" trilogy.
		Powaqqatsi is about contrasting ways of life, and how the lure of technology and mega-cities are affecting small-scale indigenous cultures.
	www.philipglass.com /html/compositions/powaqqatsi.html (288 words)

	IOnOne video \| art \| Godfrey Reggio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		It easily surpasses the picturesque Powaqqatsi, but it's tough to compare to Koyaanisqatsi, because I grew up with that film.
		Powaqqatsi, or "life in transformation," is the second part of a projected trilogy of experimental documentaries whose titles derive from Hopi compound nouns.
		Powaqqatsi finds director Godfrey Reggio somewhat more directly polemical than before, and his major collaborator, the composer Philip Glass, stretching to embrace world music.
	www.ionone.com /vidareggio.htm (229 words)

	Powaqqatsi (UK - DVD R2) in Reviews > Video Discs at DVDActive
		I was less impressed with the actual score in Powaqqatsi when compared to its forerunner however the audio itself is reasonably well remixed into 5.1 surround sound.
		It is a better trailer than the Powaqqatsi one as it comes with better music.
		Like Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi is definitely not something I would just watch for the fun of it and while it is not as moving as the first film, it is not as heavy going either which does make it easier to watch.
	www.dvdactive.com /reviews/dvd/powaqqatsi.html (1183 words)

	Powaqqatsi
		Much the same can be said of Powaqqatsi, the new film by activist filmmaker Godfrey Reggio, which certainly takes a different perspective in the way it manipulates sound and images.
		There is no dialogue, no narration, little sound aside from a richly textured and hypnotic Philip Glass score, which accompanies the films visuals with a wall-to-wall intensity.
		Whereas Koyannisqatsi contrasted natural and man-made vistas, Powaqqatsi is a more socially conscious piece, concentrating on human achievement in a variety of forms–labor, craftsmanship, artistic creativity, religious worship–each demonstrated by those in such Third World communities as India, South America, Africa, and parts of Asia.
	members.dca.net /dnb/reviews/powaqqatsi.htm (601 words)

	Powaqqatsi - Philip Glass - Song Listings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		It was good to see that the Philip Glass Ensemble performed the long-underrated Powaqqatsi among his other collaborations with filmmaker Godfrey Reggio, because those electric keyboard works...
		It was good to see that the Philip Glass Ensemble performed the long-underrated Powaqqatsi among his other collaborations with filmmaker Godfrey Reggio, because those electric keyboard works have outlasted the symphonic stuff.
		It's understandable how Powaqqatsi's music was overlooked: The synthesizers and the orchestra and booming percussion were uncomfortably cluttered and showbizzy.
	www.mp3.com /albums/64786/summary.html (717 words)

	Slant Magazine - DVD Review: Koyaanisqatsi/Powaqqatsi
		Powaqqatsi is every bit as viscerally engaging though less provocative than its predecessor.
		Koyaanisqatsi and Powaqqatsi are available separately or as part of a two-pack.
		On "Essence of Life," Reggio discusses the origins of the film (Luis Bunuel's Los Olvidados was a crucial inspiration), his idealism and relationship to Glass and Fricke.
	www.slantmagazine.com /dvd/dvd_review.asp?ID=87 (515 words)

	Amazon.com: Koyaanisqatsi / Powaqqatsi (2 Pack): DVD: Koyaanisqatsi,Powaqqatsi,Philip Glass (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Powaqqatsi (1988), or "life in transformation," is the second part of a trilogy of experimental documentaries whose titles derive from Hopi compound nouns.
		Reggio frames Powaqqatsi with a telling image: the Serra Pelada gold mines, where thousands of men, their clothes and skin imbued with the earth they're moving, carry wet bags up steep slopes in a Sisyphean effort to provide wealth for their employers.
		Only using images and (specially composed) music they are able to give an account on life on the northern hemisphere (Koyaanisqatsi), the southern hemisphere (powaqqatsi) and the synthesis of both (naqoyqatsi).
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00003CXAY/mfiles09 (2091 words)

	Amazon.com: Powaqqatsi - Life in Transformation: DVD: Christie Brinkley,David Brinkley,Dan Rather,Pope John Paul ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		"Powaqqatsi" is a masterful piece of work addressing a cold and/or warm view of several third world countries.
		The subject matter of Powaqqatsi could have been delivered much more honestly -- it could have showed more of the abject misery of life before technology compared to the reduced misery after it.
		The film, at its end, instead defines Powaqqatsi as "an entity, a way of life, that consumes the life forces of other beings in order to further its own life".
	www.amazon.com /Powaqqatsi-Life-Transformation-Christie-Brinkley/dp/B000068OCT (2240 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Glass: Powaqqatsi: Music: Philip Glass (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The main Powaqqatsi theme weaves in and out of the album, building and embellishing until part III where it's power takes my breath away.
		Powaqqatsi (both film and soundtrack) is as grand, as complex, as involving as I hope you found Koyaanisqatsi - and yet I find Powaqqatsi more lyrical and easier to enjoy.
		Powaqqatsi has more different musical elements - children's choirs, traditional African musicians and what sounds to me like a Mu'azzin's call - as well as an orchestral central melody that is recognisable from your first listen.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Glass-Powaqqatsi-Michael-Riesman/dp/B000005IZ8 (639 words)

	Powaqqatsi - Philip Glass
		Rather than man being out of balance with nature, Powaqqatsi is man out of balance with man. The word (according to the inlay card) Powaqqatsi is from the Hopi language and means a way of life that consumes the life forces of other beings to survive - in essence a parasitic way of life.
		Glass' Koyaanisqatsi is a classic marriage of music and images, but unfortunately I've not seen Powaqqatsi for comparison, however I suspect the images may be a little less abstract given the emphasis on humans as people, rather than their impact as a race.
		The music is still minimalist with repeated phrases that build upon one another, but the emphasis on the orchestra, acoustic percussion, together with the children's chorus which all lend it a more appealing soundscape.
	www.soundtrack-express.com /osts/powaqqatsi.htm (583 words)

	Movie Info for Powaqqatsi on MSN Movies
		Powaqqatsi was the second of the feature-length "non narrative" films produced, directed and co-scripted by Godfrey Reggio.
		As in his earlier Koyaanisqatsi, Reggio utilizes a collage of sounds and gimmicked-up images to make a comment on modern life.
		Powaqqatsi was supposed to be the second in a trilogy, but wasn't as eagerly embraced by viewers and critics as its popular predecessor.
	entertainment.msn.com /movies/movie.aspx?m=128497 (115 words)

	CamWorld: Non-Fiction: Koyaanisqatsi
		In Powaqqatsi, Reggio uses a lot of slow-motion shots with accompanying music.
		Because Reggio uses the same "collage" method with both films, they are often talked about together, and it is obvious that Powaqqatsi is intended as the sequel to Koyaanisqatsi.
		During an interview with Philip Glass, the music composer of both films, we discussed the plans for a third film, the last one in a trilogy.
	www.camworld.com /nonfiction/koyaanisqatsi.html (1379 words)

	AUFS Reviews: Powaqqatsi
		Powaqqatsi is a Hopi Native American word for an entity or a way of life that consumes the life force of other beings in order to further its own life.
		Godfrey Reggio’s film, shot in countries as diverse as India, Kenya and Brazil, focuses on visual ways of describing this consummation.
		But it is not enough to make the film as intense or as interesting as it sets out to be.
	www.aufs.org /reviews/film/powaqqatsi.php (263 words)

	Celebrates nonverbal films like Baraka, Samsara, Koyaanisqatsi, Microcosmos, Winged Migration, Naqoyqatsi, Chronos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Dogora is recommended for fans of Baraka, Koyaanisqatsi and Powaqqatsi.
		Powaqqatsi (1988) the second of Godfrey Reggio's Qatsi films.
		Capturing the cultures and lives of the people of the sothern hemispehere.
	www.spiritofbaraka.com (796 words)

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