Synopsis
The Lighting aims to revisit issues of discrimination rooted in technological development and image production. Three professional Togolese photographers explore how to use instruments to compensate for insufficient exposure while shooting dark skin tones. A leading software engineer, developing facial recognition algorithms at Taiwan's MediaTek, talks about how a newly-created camera algorithm is very popular on the African continent.
The Lighting (2021) is a 21 min documentary short film by Musquiqui Chihying. The Lighting aims to revisit issues of discrimination rooted in technological development and image production. Selected for Bolton International Film Festival (2022).
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