The City Dark (2012)
A search for night on a planet that never sleeps
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.
- Date of release
- 2012-01-20
- TMDB
- 7.5 / 10 (11)
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Ian Cheney
Casting
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