Frosty Drew Observatory & Sky Theatre

The City Dark

The City Dark

Join us at Brown University in the Salomon Hall Auditorium for the screening of The City Dark.

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.

Charlestown currently has the darkest skies in Rhode Island but this is quickly changing. At one point, not so long ago, Charlestown had the darkest skies on the eastern coastline of the United States. Please come out to learn about light pollution and how you can do your part to stop it from spreading. Help keep Charlestown's night sky beautiful and breathtaking as its reputation stands.

This event is open to all and does not require registration.