The city dark search for night on a planet that never sleeps
(Video) 

Music by the Fishermen Three, Ben Fries ; cinematography by Ian Cheney, Taylor Gentry ; edited by Ian Cheney, Frederick Shanahan ; astrophotography by Ian Cheney.

Irving Robbins, Roger Ekirch, Larry Birnbaum, Sam Storch, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Matty Holzhacker, Ann Druyan, Mark Van Baalen, Jim Alexander, Camilla Alexander, Jack Newton, Chris Impey, Jeff Kuhn, JD Armstrong, John Tonry, Nick Kaiser, Kirt Rusenko, Annette Prince, Jen Nevis, Susan Elbin, David Willard, Chad Moore, Steven Lockley, Richard Stevens, George Brainard, David Blask, Suzanne Goldklang, Jon Shane, Jane Brox, Howard Brandston, William Sharpe, Hervé Descottes, Don Pettit, Peter Lord, Stephanie Clement, Anne Krieg.

THE CITY DARK is a feature documentary film about light pollution and the disappearing night. After moving to New York City from rural Maine, filmmaker Ian Cheney asks a simple question, "Do we need the stars?" Blending a humorous tone with cutting-edge science and poetic footage of the night sky, Cheney unravels the myriad implications of a globe glittering with lights --- including increased breast cancer rates, disrupted ecosystems, and a generation of kids without a glimpse of the universe above. Featuring astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, author Ann Druyan and NASA astronaut Don Pettit, THE CITY DARK is the definitive story of the earth's disappearing night sky.

DVD ; NTSC format.

Subtitled in English for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH)

Winner, Jury Prize, Best Score/Music, SXSW Film Festival; Winner, Grand Jury Prize, Best Feature, Environmental Film Festival at Yale.