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The City Dark
2012 · Film · documentary · 84 min
Directed by Ian Cheney
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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The City Dark is a pleasant documentary about the loss of our night skies and what it means for us and other animals. Great soundtrack.
http://www.thecitydark.com/
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1fTkF8PIu0