Summary: Thirty years ago, filmmaker Godfrey Reggio and composer Philip Glass collaborated on Koyaanisqatsi, a film that was silent -- except for Glass' bewitching score. Koyaanisqatsi, named for a Hopi Indian word meaning "life out of balance," became an art film classic, and spawned two follow-ups in the so-called Qatsi trilogy, Powaqqatsi and Naquoyqatsi. Now the Reggio and Glass have collaborated again -- along with Jon Kane -- with a film that (mercifully) has an English title: Visitors. In a conversation with Soundcheck host John Schaefer, Reggio discusses this latest project, describes how he works with Glass, and the thematic messages of his films.
