in and is now best associated with the 1998 film The Truman Show. it was also used in several film trailers, including that of Dead Man Walking. The Criterion Collection released it as part of the Qatsi trilogy set. Footage from the film — the same that was used for its poster — was used in the 1990 television special The Earth Day Special during a sequence in which Dr. Emmett Brown from the Back to the Future shows Doogie Howser, M.D. what the Earth's future looks like unless something is done about pollution. See also Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance (1982) Chronos (1985) Naqoyqatsi: Life as War (2002) Baraka (1992) Samsara (2011) References External links The Qatsi Trilogy: Geologic Scale and Human Scale an essay by Bill McKibben at the Criterion Collection Official trailer 1988 films 1980s avant-garde and experimental films 1988 documentary films American documentary films American avant-garde and experimental films American sequel films Films scored by Philip Glass Films directed by Godfrey Reggio Films shot in Africa Films shot in Brazil Films shot in Nepal Films without speech Gold mining in Brazil Non-narrative films Films shot in India Films shot in Varanasi Films shot in Rajasthan 1980s American films