Godfrey Reggio (Koyaanisqatsi) returns after ten years with a new experimental, featuring a score by Reggio’s longtime collaborator Philip Glass with additional music from Sussan Deyhim and co-directed by Jon Kane, ONCE WITHIN A TIME is the latest collaboration from Reggio and Glass. Run time: 52 minutes.

Once Within a Time is an experimental film unlike any other from Godfrey Reggio’s career: a bardic fairy tale about the end of the world and the beginning of a new one, tinged with apocalyptic comedy, rapturous cinematography, unforgettable vistas, and the innocence and hopes of a new generation.

Apollo Garcia Orellana – Destiny
Tara Khozein – Hero
John Flax – Storyteller
Brian Belott
Sussan Deyhim – Mother Muse
Mike Tyson – The Mentor

Ella Acevedo – Child
Aaron Kingsley Adetola – Hero Kid
Dorothy Bloomgarden – Child
Max A. Clifford – Child
Nathaniel Dickson – Hero Child
Iris Follett – Child
London Fortner – Child
Fernande Francois – Child
Odilon Francois – Child
Brooklyn Fronter – Child
Cora Greenblatt – Child
Phyllis Ingram – Child
Hugo Kalia – Child
James Kane – Child
Miriam Kramer – Miriam at the Well
Alexander Leonard – Child
Abraham Selsberg – Child
Lenna Soliman – Child
Kay Winard – Hero Kid
Simone Yu – Child
Ariela Yunayev – Hourglass Family
Jacob Yunayev – Hourglass Family
Natan Zafti – Hourglass Family
Simi Zfati – Hourglass Family

Music by Philip Glass
Additional Music by Sussan Deyhim

Clarion Call
Music by Philip Glass & Sussan Deyhim
Performed by Sussan Deyhim

Prologue
Music by Philip Glass
Performed by the Philip Glass Ensemble
with Tara Starling Khozein, voice

Act I
Music by Philip Glass
Performed by the Philip Glass Ensemble
with Nathan Koci, accordion

Electric Blizzard
Music by Cameron Glass

Act II (Façades)
Music by Philip Glass
Arranged by Michael Riesman
Performed by the Philip Glass Ensemble

Rocket Jets (Victor’s Lament)
Music by Philip Glass
Arranged by Michael Riesman
Sound Design by Tanner Poff

Act III: Dies Irae, pt. 1
Arranged by Philip Glass
Performed by the Philip Glass Ensemble and Brooklyn Youth Chorus (Dianne Berkun Menaker, director)
with Nathan Koci, accordion

Act III: Dies Irae, pt. 2
Arranged and performed by Michael Riesman

Double Helix
Music by Mark Atkins of Spirit Gallery
Vocals by Sussan Deyhim

Aria
Music by Sussan Deyhim

Children’s Voices
Music by Sussan Deyhim
Performed by the Harlem School for the Arts

Snake Dance
Music by Michael Drake
Vocals by Sussan Deyhim

Clarion Call II
Music by Sussan Deyhim and Mau Quiros

Personnel:
The Philip Glass Ensemble:
Michael Riesman – Music Director, Keyboards
Lisa Bielawa – Voice, Keyboard
Dan Bora – Sound
Peter Hess – Woodwinds
Ryan Kelly – Sound
Mick Rossi – Keyboards
Sam Sadigursky – Woodwinds
Andrew Sterman – Woodwinds
with guest Nathan Koci – accordion

Brooklyn Youth Chorus:
Dianne Berkun Menaker, Founder and Artistic Director

Harlem School of the Arts (HSA), The Herb Alpert Center
Eric Pryor, president
Yolanda Wyns, chair of music
William C. Rhem Jr., camp director
Sarah Panayiotou, assistant camp director
Grant Anderson, voice instructor
Amanda McDowall, acting instructor
Rachel Harris, production manager
Geneva Narvaez, staff
Isio-Maya Nuwere, staff
Zoe Hoarty, facilities manager
Milton Ogaldes, security
Dan Bora, engineer
Alex Ring Gray, assistant engineer
Rachel Harris, assistant engineer (HSA)
Ryan Chapman, assistant engineer (HSA)
Michael Aboah, assistant engineer (HSA)

Special thanks to the families, students, and staff of Harlem School of the Arts

Additional Music by:
Cameron Glass
Mau Quiros
Tanner Poff

Additional Vocals:
Tara Starling Khozein

IRE Music Coordinator:
Oluwasegun Oyetunde

Music recorded on-site at various locations
Philip Glass Ensemble and Brooklyn Youth Chorus vocals recorded at Mission Sound, Brooklyn, NY. Oliver Straus, engineer.

Soundtrack produced by Michael Riesman
Music mixed by Michael Riesman at Studio D, New York, NY.
Mastering, and Assistant Mix Engineer: Alex Ring Gray
Music Preparation: Cory Davis and Alex Ring Gray

Philip Glass is published by Dunvagen Music Publishers, Inc.
Adrienne White, director
Senior Advisor, James Keller
Classical Repertoire and Promotion, Richard Guérin
Music Editing and Copying, Cory Davis
Music Assistant, Alex Ring Gray
Royalties and Licensing, Lisa Dean

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