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The City Dark

2012 • 1h24m Documentary

Rating

7.5/10

Popularity

0

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.

Details

Director

Ian Cheney

Screenplay

Ian Cheney

Cast

Ian Cheney

Release date

1/20/2012

Status

Released

Origin country

US

Vote count

11