City of God Movie Barcode

2007 · dir. L. Barreto · 112 min · 2.39:1 · drama

Amber / Gold palette · Dark · 323 stripes

This movie barcode compresses all 112 minutes of City of God into a single image: every shot is averaged to one colour and laid down as a vertical stripe, left to right, opening frame to end credits. Directed by L. Barreto in 2007 and framed at 2.39:1, the drama palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.