Release Date

20 Jan, 2012

Runtime

01:24: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

The City Dark

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Actors

Ian Cheney

Crew

Ian Cheney

Ian Cheney

Ian Cheney

Simon Beins

Ian Cheney

Ian Cheney

Tamara Rosenberg

Colin Cheney

Julia Marchesi

Frederick Shanahan

Taylor Gentry