CinemaOSMovie · 2012 · 1h 24m

The City Dark

A search for night on a planet that never sleeps

75%(11)IMDbDocumentary

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.

Directed byIan Cheney

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 24m
Language
EN
Released
January 20, 2012
Studios
Wicked Delicate Films

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