Fromthedarkness,thecameracapturesitsunwittingprey:thearmiesofChineselaborerswhoworkbynightandbarelyeverseethelightofday.Theydonotknowthatthecameraisrolling,filmingfragmentsoftheirlives--fragmentsthattheviewerwillinventstoriesaroundallbyhimself.Thesemenplaycardsduringtheirbreakorsmokecigarettesoutside,whilewomenworkawayonendlessassemblylines,attendanocturnaldrawinglesson,oramassivedancerehearsal.Justastheoutsideworldisinvisibletothembecausetheysleepduringtheday,theyarealsoinvisibletoit.Assoonastheycomeoutside,directorChiJangYindepictsthemasghosts.Manypeopleholdmultiplejobsoutofdirenecessity,whileotherslefttheirchildrenbehindinthecountryandraisethembyphone.Andwhatdoesthisnocturnalexistencemeanfortheirsociallives?Despitetheanonymityandlifelessnessofthegloomyfactorybuildings,theybecomeapointofreferenceforthelivesofthesepeople.Theydefinethem,evenifthepeoplewouldpreferthatnottohappen.Lighthousecapturesrealitywithoutcommentandleavesthequestionsandanswerstous.
