Anima Mundi (film) explained

Anima Mundi
Director:	Godfrey Reggio
Producer:	Steve Goldin Rory Johnston
Music:	Philip Glass^[1]
Cinematography:	Graham Berry
Editing:	Miroslav Janek
Runtime:	28 minutes
Country:	United States Italy
Language:	None

Anima Mundi (also known as The Soul of the World)^[2] is a 1991 Italian-American short documentary film directed by Godfrey Reggio.^[3] The film focuses on the world of nature and wildlife, particularly jungles, sealife, and insects.

Production

Anima Mundi was commissioned by Italian jewellers Bulgari for use by the World Wide Fund for Nature in their Biological Diversity Program.

Music

The film was scored by Philip Glass, who also worked with Reggio on Koyaanisqatsi (1983), Powaqqatsi (1988), and, later, on Naqoyqatsi (2002).^[4] Anima Mundi features many of the techniques from the Qatsi trilogy, but it is not considered to be directly related to the series.^[5]

Home media

Anima Mundi was released on the Criterion Collection alongside the Qatsi trilogy on December 11, 2012.^{[6] [7] [8]}

External links

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Anima Mundi – Philip Glass. en-US. 2019-11-03.
2. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/anima_mundi/ Rotten Tomatoes
3. Web site: Anima Mundi awards .
4. https://www.soundtrack.net/album/anima-mundi/ Soundtrack.net
5. Web site: The Institute for Regional Education. www.koyaanisqatsi.org. 2019-11-03.
6. Web site: The Qatsi Trilogy. The Criterion Collection. en. 2019-11-03.
7. Web site: Powaqqatsi. The Criterion Collection. en. 2019-11-03.
8. Web site: The Qatsi Trilogy (Koyaanisqatsi / Powaqqatsi / Naqoyqatsi) – Criterion Collection (Blu-ray). DVD Talk. en. 2019-11-03.