
Night on Earth: Shot in the Dark
2020 · Movie · 59 min · ★ 6.2
This behind-the-scenes documentary follows crews around the world as they climb, dive, and endure extreme cold to capture remarkable nighttime footage. It highlights the effort, risk, and persistence needed to film nature after dark.
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Streaming on Netflix.
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Details
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2020-01-29
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 59 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (14 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like making-of documentaries and impressive real-world challenges, especially if titles like The Woman Who Loves Giraffes appeal to you; Not for you if distracting narration or tense background music quickly wear you down.
Pros: extraordinary night footage; informative behind the scenes; impressive extreme conditions | Cons: overly dramatic music; distracting narration; stressful evening watch
Themes
- photography
- zoo
- animals
- making of
- nighttime
Cast & crew

Samira Wiley
as Self - Narrator (voice)
- PF
Peter Fison
as Self
Directed by Alex Minton