The Last Year of Darkness (2023)

Directed by Ben Mullinkosson

92 min62 frames

Documentary

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Stills, screencaps & shots from The Last Year of Darkness

16 of 62 frames — the full set is searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, color and mood with a free account.

The Last Year of Darkness (2023) movie still: medium — A man rides a motorized scooter along a dark, asphalt city street at night. Parked vehicles… — The Last Year of Darkness (2023) — © Wavelength, Kindred Spirit

The Last Year of Darkness (2023) movie still: medium — A small storefront features a glass door that frames a lit interior barbershop scene. A… — The Last Year of Darkness (2023) — © Wavelength, Kindred Spirit

The Last Year of Darkness — official trailer

What is The Last Year of Darkness about?

Bass-heavy and neon-coloured portrait of the alternative Chinese youth in a country in constant state of change that now threatens the underground club Funky Town.

The Last Year of Darkness is a 2023 Chinese documentary film directed by Benjamin Mullinkosson that follows the lives of the queer patrons of a nightclub in Chengdu. The film had its premiere at the 2023 Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival.

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Where can you watch The Last Year of Darkness?

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Who stars in The Last Year of Darkness?

Yihaoas Self
Kimberlyas Self
Gennady Baranovas Self

Who made The Last Year of Darkness?

Ben MullinkossonDirector
Anita GouProducer
Luca IntiliProducer
Sol YeProducer

What does the cinematography of The Last Year of Darkness look like?

Across 61 sampled frames, The Last Year of Darkness builds its coverage from medium shots (46% of the sample), with wide compositions (23%) carrying much of the rest. The lighting keeps 52% of it in soft, low-key light. 74% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Focus stays shallow in 62% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of The Last Year of Darkness?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Last Year of Darkness (2023) are #2c2d2f, #0e0c0e, #101629, #303a46, #f0efee, #2e0a0c — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

#2c2d2f
#0e0c0e
#101629
#303a46
#f0efee
#2e0a0c

See the full The Last Year of Darkness colour palette — every hex with its share, plus warmth, saturation and luminance.

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