INTERFILM 39 International Short Film Festival Berlin
14 - 19 November 2023

The Lighting

The Lighting

Chihying Musquiqui // Germany, Taiwan, Togo // 2021 // 22:00 min

Documentary, Promotional Work

Synopsis:
Togolese photographers are testing devices that can compensate for insufficient exposure when shooting dark skin tones. A newly developed face camera algorithm is very popular on the African continent. And in addition: the production of a kung fu movie with a computer-generated voice of Bruce Lee.
[CW: discrimination, racism]

Animation: Mooni Perry

Actor: Chih Hao Chou, Hanwen Zhang, Yugen Yah, Ho Hsuan Feng, Xiaopeng Zhou, Kin Man Cheong, Shinyi Lin

Producer: Patrice Ayele-Yawou, Gregor Kasper

Director: Chihying Musquiqui

Sales Agent: Angelika Ramlow (Arsenal - Institut für Film und Videokunst e.V.)

Sound Design: Sum Sum Shen

Sound Mixing: Ilya Selikhov

Voice Over: Han Tang

Art Design: Ling Yu He

Director of Photography: Olivier Yamajago, Lucas Bueno Maia

The film is shown in the following programs

InterForum

IF 02 Musquiqui Chihying, Gregor Kasper and Yugen Yah – The Lighting / What About Skin Tones? Opening the Black Box of Lighting

16.11.23, 13:00h, Pfefferberg Haus 13