The City Dark is an upcoming film that looks at light pollution, and the disappearance of the nighttime. Filmmaker Ian Cheney’s curiosity about this phenomenon was first piqued after noticing the lack of star visibility in the New York City night sky. Asking the question – “why do we need the night?” led Cheney on a journey to both create a living portrait of the world’s cities at night, and examine what kind of issues (such as the energy crisis and disrupted ecosystems) might be caused by this over-illumination. The film is currently in post production, but is scheduled be out soon.
THE CITY DARK
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This is my initial thought when thinking why we need light and I found the following under “Transpotation – City of Vancouver.”
“Lighting allows proper night time vision to reduce pedestrian and vehicle accidents, while increasing a sense of personal security.”
I wonder how much it would cost to implement:
“Lights, referred to as ‘full cut-off fixtures, minimize light pollution and direct light down to where it is needed.”
October 6th, 2009 at 12:23 am