The City Dark (2012)

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.

Released

2012-01-20

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

84 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Ian Cheney

TMDB rating

7.5/10 from 11 votes