This film was shot over 13 months in 24 countries. An experience that spans geographical, cultural and social diversity of our changing planet, set to an atmospheric soundtrack inspired by various rituals and nature itself. It captures the essence of man's relationship with the earth, both harmonious and catastrophic.
Movie credits:
- Directed & photographed by Ron Fricke
- Produced by Mark Magidson
- Supervising producer Alton Walpole
- Edited By Ron Fricke, Mark Magidson & David E. Aubrey
- Concept & scenario by Ron Fricke, Mark Magidson & Bob Green
- Original treatments written by Genevieve Nicholas, Constantine Nicholas & Ron Fricke
- Principal photography in TODD-AO 70mm. Consultants Richard Vetter & Lee Parker
- First camera assistant Sam Guam Tee Toug
- Key grip and camera assistant Bruce Simballa
- Post production supervisor Alton Walpole
- Production coordinator Linda Giella
- Assistant editor & post production coordinator Gay Browning
- Production office manager Janice Mathewson
- Camera assistant Bill Mitchell
- Concept consultants Ruth Strassberg & Peter Russell
- Post production consultants & 70mm film assembly David Bartholomew
- Location research Robin Smith
- Foley artists Margie O' Malley & Jennifer Myers
- Foley engineers Eric Thompson & Michael Semanick
- Kecak audio production & editing Miguel Rivera
- 70mm magnetic audio layback supervision Ammiel Najar
- Video consultation Sarah Gartner & Miguel Grunstein
- Pre-production coordinator Shelly Palmer
- Production assistants Chris Corkins, Kimber Hightower, Brian Kennedy, Nicole Nanos, Ken Neal & Kurt Frey
Location Coordinators:
- Australia: Michael Scott Davis
- Brazil: Neon Rio, Dudu Continentino & Flario Somogyi
- Cambodia: Michael Freeman, Chhay Song Heng & Ministry Of Foreign Affairs, Press Dept.
- China: Yang Hua Dong, China Film Co-production Corporation, Jia Qi & Ren Yafei
- Equador: Trans Galapagos Inc., Carlos Saavedu & Orlando Falco
- Egypt: Media International Center/Mic, Magdi Youssef & Afaf Fawzy
- France: Why Not Productions & Marcel Castera Kahn
- Hawaii: Teamwork Communications/Maui & Barry Rivers
- Hong Kong: Salon Films (H.K.) Ltd., & John Lamond Jr.
- India: Mohamed Shaf
- Indonesia: Lorne Blair & Lawrence Blair
- Iran: Amir Esfandiari, Jalal Khosroshahi & Sharam Asgari
- Israel: The El Raz Company & Zvika Haen
- Italy: A & C-Communication S.R.L. & Carlo Timpanaro
- Japan: Virgin Earth Inc., Bebe Hiroko Ishikawa, Junko Ogura, Kennedy Taylor & William Word
- Kenya: Cineset Productions, Jimmy Mukora, Robin Hurt Safaris & Mouse McConnell
- Kuwait: Omar Productions & Farouq Abdulaziz
- Nepal: Thomas Laird
- New York: Mel Lawrence
- Poland: Elzbieta Pyrich & The World Monitor
- Thailand : Kamonwan Sonsomsook Wilson
- Turkey: Istanbul Film Agency & Fatih Aksoy
Bonus Features:
- Dual ratio - original Widescreen and full screen versions
- Original movie trailer
- "The making of BARAKA" featurette
- Behind-the-scenes featurette on the making of the movie
- Interviews with director Ron Fricke, producer Mark Magidson, composer Michael Stearns and supervising producer Alton Walpole
- Picture disc
Main feature running time: 88 min
Region code: 4
PAL / Colour
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1
Widescreen & Full screen
Sub-title options
A production of Magidson Films, Inc. Culver City, California.
Originally released in 1992
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