Film
The City Dark
2012 · 1h 24m · Documentary
A search for night on a planet that never sleeps
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- 7.1
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 71%
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Overview
When filmmaker Ian Cheney moves to New York City and discovers skies almost completely devoid of stars, a simple question – what do we lose, when we lose the night? – spawns a journey to America's brightest and darkest corners. Astronomers, cancer researchers, ecologists and philosophers provide glimpses of what is lost in the glare of city lights. Blending a humorous, searching tone with poetic footage of the night sky, what unravels is an introduction to the science of the dark, and an exploration of the human relationship to the stars.
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Cast
Crew
- Ian CheneyDirector · Producer · Editor · Writer · Director of Photography
- Frederick ShanahanEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- January 20, 2012
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Genres
- Documentary
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