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The City Dark
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The City Dark

A search for night on a planet that never sleeps

20121h 24mDocumentary

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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Ian Cheney
Ian Cheney

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Original Title
The City Dark
Production Countries
United States of America

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