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The City Dark is a documentary film by filmmaker Ian Cheney about light pollution. It won the Best Score/Music Award at the 2011 SXSW Film Festival and was nominated for at the 34th News & Documentary Emmy Awards. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. "The City Dark". pbs.org. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  2. "E. Nina Rothe: Ian Cheney's The City Dark: Why We Need the Night to Survive". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
  3. "POV Films Nominated for 9 News and Documentary Emmy Awards" . Retrieved April 4, 2014.