Night on Earth: Shot in the Dark is a 2020 English-language Documentary film. This look behind the scenes shows how worldwide camera crews climbed, dived and froze to capture the documentary's groundbreaking night footage.. Night on earth: shot in the dark stars Beren Saat, Samira Wiley and Alessandra Mastronardi. It was released on 29th January 2020. This look behind the scenes shows how worldwide camera crews climbed, dived and froze to capture the documentary's groundbreaking night footage.