65 Days of Darkness: Life Without Sun in Utqiaġvik, Alaska
Narrated by Marc Scott, a documentary narrator for science and extreme‑weather stories, this short explores Utqiaġvik’s polar night—over two months without sunrise in the northernmost U.S. town. Explore more on my documentary narration page.
Utqiaġvik, Alaska spends more than two months in complete darkness each winter. This phenomenon, called polar night, transforms everyday life—from the last sunset in mid‑November to the sun’s brief return in late January. This narrated docushort asks: what does it take to live where night lasts 65 straight days?
Transcript
“This town doesn’t see the sun for two straight months.”
Welcome to Utqiaġvik, Alaska—the northernmost town in the United States.
And every year, in mid‑November…
The sun sets.
And it doesn’t come back until late January.
65 days of darkness.
It’s called polar night—caused by the Earth’s tilt and Utqiaġvik’s position above the Arctic Circle.
But life here doesn’t stop.
Kids go to school. People go to work. The northern lights dance overhead.
And when the sun finally rises again?
It only lasts for an hour or two.
For this town, the longest night of the year isn’t one night.
It’s two months.
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