Feature-length documentary "Acquainted with the Night" (Markham Street Films, 2010), is a brilliantly executed examination of how humanity explores, embraces and attempts to protect the night.  Shot in seven countries and eight languages, director Michael McNamara and co-producer Jen Recknagel analyze the universality of elements embodied in dusk to dawn traditions – curiosity and the quest to learn, ritual celebration, fear and adaptation, and … [Read more...]