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  • The City Dark (2011)
  • Not Rated
    83 min | Documentary, News
The City Dark (2011)
Not Rated
83 min | Documentary, News
THE CITY DARK is a feature documentary about the loss of night. After moving to NYC from rural Maine, filmmaker Ian Cheney asks a simple question - do we need the stars? - taking him from Brooklyn to Mauna Kea, Paris, and beyond. Exploring...See moreTHE CITY DARK is a feature documentary about the loss of night. After moving to NYC from rural Maine, filmmaker Ian Cheney asks a simple question - do we need the stars? - taking him from Brooklyn to Mauna Kea, Paris, and beyond. Exploring the threat of killer asteroids in Hawaii, tracking hatching turtles along the Florida coast, and rescuing injured birds on Chicago streets, Cheney unravels the myriad implications of a globe glittering with lights - including increased breast cancer rates from exposure to light at night, and a generation of kids without a glimpse of the universe above. Featuring stunning astrophotography and a cast of eclectic scientists, THE CITY DARK is the definitive story of light pollution and the disappearing stars. Written by Wicked Delicate Films See less
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Director
Ian Cheney
Producer
Ian Cheney
Cinematographers
Ian Cheney | Taylor Gentry
Editors
Ian Cheney (as Lindsey Plumb) | Frederick Shanahan
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Release date
Mar 2011 (United States)
Awards
4 wins & 1 nomination

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