Election Hong Kong Movie Barcode

2005 · dir. Johnnie To · 101 min · 1.85:1 · crime

Amber / Blue palette · Dark · 326 stripes

This movie barcode compresses all 101 minutes of Election Hong Kong 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 Johnnie To in 2005 and framed at 1.85:1, the crime palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.