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The City Dark

A search for night on a planet that never sleeps

7.5(11)20121h 24m1

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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Released
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Language
English
  • nature
  • environment
  • astronomy

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Behind the camera

Director

Ian Cheney

Writers

Ian Cheney

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereSXSW Film Festival13 Mar 2011
    • Theatrical20 Jan 2012
    • TVPBS "P.O.V."5 Jul 2012

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The City Dark was released on 20 January 2012.

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