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Free Screening of THE CITY DARK

The Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF), in partnership with Orange County Parks and Newport Bay Conservancy, will present a FREE screening of the documentary film THE CITY DARK on Thursday, April 5 at 7:00pm at the Peter & Mary Muth Interpretive Center. The screening is part of the Muth Center's free quarterly Environmental Film Series, curated by the NBFF.

THE CITY DARK is a feature documentary about light pollution and the disappearing night sky. It premiered in competition at the 2011 South by Southwest Film Festival, where it won the Jury Prize for Best Score/Music. After moving to light-polluted New York City from rural Maine, filmmaker Ian Cheney asks: “Do we need the dark?” Exploring the threat of killer asteroids in Hawai’i, 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 is the definitive story of light pollution and the disappearing stars.

For trailer and additional information visit www.TheCityDark.com

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