

The City Dark(2012)
A search for night on a planet that never sleeps
84 min · Documentary · Directed by Ian Cheney
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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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US release dates
- Premiere
- March 13, 2011
- Theatrical
- January 20, 2012
