Anima Mundi (film)

Anima Mundi (also known as The Soul of the World) is a 1991 Italian-American short documentary film directed by Godfrey Reggio. The film focuses on the world of nature and wildlife, particularly jungles, sealife, and insects.

Production
Anima Mundi was commissioned by Italian jewellers Bulgari for use by the World Wide Fund for Nature in their Biological Diversity Program.

Music
The film was scored by Philip Glass, who also worked with Reggio on Koyaanisqatsi (1983), Powaqqatsi (1988), and, later, on Naqoyqatsi (2002). Anima Mundi features many of the techniques from the Qatsi trilogy, but it is not considered to be directly related to the series.

Home media
Anima Mundi was released on the Criterion Collection alongside the Qatsi trilogy on December 11, 2012.