Editing Godfrey Reggio (section)

==Filmmaker==
Reggio is widely known for his wordless filmography, especially the trilogy of ''[[Koyaanisqatsi]]'': “''Life Out of Balance”; [[Powaqqatsi]]:'' “''Life in Transformation''”; and ''[[Naqoyqatsi]]:'' “''Life as War”''. The film titles are taken from the [[Hopi language]]. His short film ''[[Evidence]]'' explores the effect of cinema on the minds of children, and his documentary ''[[Anima Mundi (film)|Anima Mundi]]'' is a montage of images of over seventy animal species. His film ''[[Visitors (2013 film)|Visitors]]'', which premiered at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]], consists for the most part of extended slow-motion closeups of people's faces, looking directly into the camera.<ref name="Guard" />

Reggio’s latest film, ''Once Within a Time'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Once Within a Time |url=https://oncewithinatime.org}}</ref> was produced by [[Steven Soderbergh]] & [[Alexander Rodnyansky]] and had its world premiere at [[Santa Fe International Film Festival]] (SFiFF) in October 2022. The festival awarded him the Lifetime Achievement Award.<ref name="AJ">{{cite news |last1=Gomez |first1=Adrian |title=Godfrey Reggio to receive the SFiFF's Lifetime Achievement Award |url=https://www.abqjournal.com/archives/godfrey-reggio-to-receive-the-sfiffs-lifetime-achievement-award/article_789eb64e-e338-51be-804a-eb024827b8de.html |access-date=September 24, 2023 |publisher=Albuquerque Journal |date=August 31, 2022}}</ref>

For many years, he has collaborated with the composer [[Philip Glass]] on the musical and orchestral soundtracks that augment Reggio’s wordless films. He also collaborates with Jon Kane, a fellow filmmaker.<ref name="AJ" />

In 2014, Reggio was recognized by the [[Museum of Arts and Design]] in New York City with a full career retrospective titled ''Life with Technology: The Cinema of Godfrey Reggio''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Life with Technology: The Cinema of Godfrey Reggio |url=https://madmuseum.org/series/life-technology-cinema-godfrey-reggio}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=SFiFF's Lifetime Achievement Award |date=August 31, 2022 |url=https://www.abqjournal.com/2528730/godfrey-reggio-to-receive-the-sfiffs-lifetime-achievement-award-excerp.html}}</ref>

The bulk of Reggio's cinematic records, manuscripts, papers, photographs, film rolls, over forty years, have been acquired by [[Harvard University|Harvard University's]] [[Houghton Library]], and the [[Harvard Film Archive]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Harvard Film Archive/Godfrey-Reggio |date=September 21, 2019 |url=https://harvardfilmarchive.org/programs/godfrey-reggio}}</ref>

His work continues with the Godfrey Reggio Foundation, which his wife Marti started in 2024. <ref>{{Cite web |title=GODFREY REGGIO FOUNDATION |url=https://www.godfreyreggiofoundation.org/ |access-date=October 30, 2024 |website=GODFREY REGGIO FOUNDATION |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Influences ===
In an interview with ''Revus et Corriges,'' Reggio stated that he was particularly influenced by the work of experimental filmmakers such as [[Stan Brakhage]] and [[Maya Deren]]. Like these filmmakers, Reggio uses film as a medium for exploring the boundaries of perception and consciousness, using the camera as a tool for capturing the unseen and the intangible.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hyaumet |first=Alexis |date=December 31, 2017 |title=Interview with Godfrey Reggio |url=https://revusetcorriges.com/2018/01/01/interview-with-godfrey-reggio/ |access-date=April 30, 2023 |website=Revus & Corrigés |language=fr-FR}}</ref>