Ron Fricke was the cinematographer for Godfrey Reggio's "Koyaanisqatsi". A few years after the release of that documentary, Fricke released a similar one called "Chronos", based on the Greek word for time. Once again we get treated to a medley of images of scenes from thoughout the would, contrasting nature with urban life. The images cover the history of civilizations, from ancient Egypt to big cities in the 1980s, with much of it in time lapse. My favorite scene was when they sped up the footage of city life to the tune of the background music...and then slowed it up again to show the natural world.
This is truly the sort of thing that you rarely get to see, which is all the more reason why you should see it. Or if possible, go to the places shown.
"Chronos" won the Grand Prize at the Omnimax Film Festival that year.
This is truly the sort of thing that you rarely get to see, which is all the more reason why you should see it. Or if possible, go to the places shown.
"Chronos" won the Grand Prize at the Omnimax Film Festival that year.