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The City Dark

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The City Dark

A search for night on a planet that never sleeps

7.5

1h 24m

2012

“A search for night on a planet that never sleeps”

Synopsis

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

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Ian Cheney

Ian Cheney

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