Acquainted with the Night (2011)

Directed by

Michael McNamara

Genre

documentary

Rated

NR

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A documentary about what happens at night across human and wild places. It shows religious and cultural events, quiet family moments, and considers how artificial light changes the night sky.

contemplativeobservationalcalmnocturnalmeditativecuriouswonderintimate

What happens

Acquainted with the Night: Excursions through the World after Dark is a Canadian television documentary film directed by Michael McNamara, which was broadcast by Documentary in September 2010. Adapted from the nonfiction book by Christopher Dewdney, the film explores various aspects of life at nighttime, both in human and wilderness environments. Events depicted in the film include religious ceremonies, nighttime cultural events such as Nuit Blanche, intimate moments such as parents reading stories to their children at bedtime, philosophical musings on the effects of nighttime light pollution, and visuals of nocturnal animals. The film premiered on Documentary on September 19, 2010. It subsequently received a theatrical screening at the 2010 Windsor International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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