- Doing It for the Art: Aside from Reggio, Francis Ford Coppola was one of the major backers of the experimental film while George Lucas and Golan & Globus backed Powaqqatsi, while Steven Soderbergh backed up the final film Naqoyqatsi.
- Follow the Leader: Baraka, Microcosmos and Winged Migration are examples of pseudo-documentaries that follow in the footsteps of Koyaanisqatsi.
- Referenced by...:
- Madonna's video for "Ray of Light" was heavily influenced by the film, with lots of time-lapsed footage.
- The Tears for Fears "No Small Thing" music video also mimics this film.
- Technology Marches On: Believe it or not, time-lapse photography was relatively new and few people ever experienced it at this scale.
- Working Title: The full title of Powaqqatsi is A Scrapbook of Various Lives — Powaqqatsi. The full title was dropped on release.
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Trivia/Koyaanisqatsi
FollowingTrivia / Koyaanisqatsi
Go To