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FILM DESCRIPTION: “The City Dark” is a feature documentary about light pollution and the disappearing night sky. After moving to New York City from rural Maine, filmmaker Ian Cheney asks some simple questions: "Do we need the stars?" and “What do we lose when we lose the night?” The film leads viewers on a quest to understand how light pollution is affecting people and the planet. 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, philosophers, historians and lighting designers, “The City Dark” weaves together cutting-edge science with personal, meditative sequences reflecting on the human relationship to the sky.

AWARDS:
Jury Prize for Best Score/Music at SXSW Film Festival
Grand Jury Prize, Environmental Film Festival at Yale

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