Godfrey Reggio

Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
00/00/1940
Birthplace:
New Orleans, Louisiana
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biography
A former Roman Catholic monk who was asked to leave his order in 1968 because of his political activities, Godfrey Reggio eventually moved into TV as a means of spotlighting problems he was encountering as a social worker. His non-narrative feature films, "Koyaanisqatsi" (1982), which examined life in North America, and "Powaqqatsi" (1988), which examined the native cultures of Africa, the Middle East, India and South America, continued to explore such issues, though they are primarily seen as hallucinatory visual feasts, making liberal use of slow-motion and stop-motion techniques and set to Continued
Credits
Screenplay
2002
Director
2002
Producer
2002
Producer
1988
Director
1988
screenplay
1988
Director
screenplay
Director
Producer
milestones
Year
Milestone
 
Born in New Orleans, Lousiana
1954 
At age 14, entered the Christian Brothers order (date approximate)
 
Moved to New Mexico to study; began working in the local community
1963 
Co-founded Younfg Citizens for Action, which aided street gangs
 
Was a co-founder of La Cinica de la Gente, which provided medical care to the impoverished of Santa Fe, New Mexico
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