Godfrey Reggio
Film director · 4 films (1982–2022)
Godfrey Reggio is a director whose work here spans Koyaanasquatsi (1982) to Once Within A Time (2022), across documentary and music. The work runs establishing-heavy — 28% of frames across the 4 films indexed here, against 5% library-wide. All 258 frames from 4 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
Godfrey Reggio is an American director of experimental documentary films.
Born 29 March 1940
Directing style
Reggio’s visual style is defined by expansive, deep-focus exterior landscapes and establishing views captured primarily from an objective eye-level perspective. Natural sunlight dominates his lighting setups, shifting between cool, desaturated tones and earthy, warm-hued palettes of ochre, rust, and deep slate blue. His compositions favor wide, environmental framing over intimate close-ups, capturing subjects within their broader spatial contexts to evoke a quiet, detached, and occasionally ominous atmosphere.
Films directed by Godfrey Reggio
About Godfrey Reggio
When was Godfrey Reggio born?
Godfrey Reggio was born on 29 March 1940.
What films has Godfrey Reggio directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 4 of them: Koyaanasquatsi (1982), Powaqqatsi (1988), Naqoyquatsi (2002) and Once Within A Time (2022).
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All 258 indexed frames from 4 films directed by Godfrey Reggio — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.