Nonverbal film history

The nonverbal film genre started many years ago with the creation of Koyaanisqatsi.  Since then a number of films have been created that fit into the nonverbal film genre.  Below is a timeline of the films featured on this site.

1972

Godfrey Reggio co-founded the Institute for Regional Education (IRE).  Godfrey Reggio secured funding to create a nonverbal film with the idea of exploring how technology could be used to control behaviour, using a non-stop collage of images from real life.

1975 - 1982

Godfrey Reggio, Ron Fricke and Philip Glass work on Koyaanisqatsi .  Godfrey Reggio devises the ideas to use in each scene, Ron Fricke shoots the scenes, Philip Glass composes and records the musical score.

1983

Koyaanisqatsi is released.

1985

Godfrey Reggio and Philip Glass start work on Powaqqatsi, the second film in the Qatsi trilogy.

Chronos is released.

1988

Powaqqatsi is released.

1990

Ron Fricke, Mark Magidson and Alton Walpole start shooting Baraka. 

1991

Godfrey Reggio and Philip Glass create Anima Mundi.

Atlantis is released.

1992

Baraka is released worldwide.

1993

Anima Mundi is released in the USA.

1996

Microcosmos is released.

2001

Winged Migration is released.

2002

Naqoyqatsi is completed and released.

2004

Dogora is released.