Baraka is a 1992 American non-narrative documentary film directed by Ron Fricke. It was photographed in the 65 mm Todd-AO format, and is the first film ever to be restored and scanned at 8K resolution
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Koyaanisqatsi is a 1982 American non-narrative documentary film directed and produced by Godfrey Reggio, featuring music by Philip Glass and cinematography by Ron Fricke. Described as an "essay in ima
Baraka (film)
…the Islamic concept of baraka (بَرَكَة), meaning blessing. The film is Ron Fricke's follow-up to Godfrey Reggio's similar non-verbal documentary film Koyaanisqatsi. Fricke was a cinematographer and collaborator on Reggio's film, and for Baraka he struck out on his own to polish and expand the photographic techniques…
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Grand Central Terminal in New York City is shown several times in the film.
The demolition of the Pruitt–Igoe housing project in St. Louis, Missouri, was one of the early scenes filmed once production began in 1975.
Composer Philip Glass (pictured in 1993)