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The City Dark
A search for night on a planet that never sleeps
2012 | 84m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Ian Cheney |
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| Writer: | Ian Cheney |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 20, 2012 |
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| Director: | Ian Cheney |
| Writer: | Ian Cheney |
| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | nature, environment, astronomy |
| Production Companies | Wicked Delicate Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 14, 2026 Entered: May 16, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Ian Cheney |
| Name | Job |
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| Ian Cheney | Writer, Editor, Director of Photography, Director |
| Simon Beins | Sound |
| Frederick Shanahan | Editor |
| Taylor Gentry | Additional Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
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| Ian Cheney | Producer |
| Tamara Rosenberg | Co-Producer |
| Colin Cheney | Co-Producer |
| Julia Marchesi | Co-Producer |
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