Where Koyaanisqatsi dealt with the imbalance between nature and modern society, Powaqqatsi, the second installment in director Godfrey Reggio's Qatsi trilogy, is a celebration of the human-scale endeavor -- the craftsmanship, spiritual worship, labor and creativity -- that defines a particular culture. It's a celebration of rareness but also an observation of how these societies move to a universal drumbeat.
Just dropping the names of two of the producers should suffice to convey what can be expected from a documentary released six years after its prequel: Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas.