A light detection system for association with a light source, the light detection system comprising: a light detector comprising semiconductor film and phototube devices, the semiconductor film device comprising a photosensitive semiconductor film; the light detector being configured to be disposed with at least one line-of-sight to the light source; and circuitry coupled to the light detector, the light detector and the circuitry being configured to cooperatively identify a presence and a characteristic of a light emission event at the light source; wherein the light detector comprises interdigital electrodes partially formed on the photosensitive semiconductor film and a top electrode opposite the interdigital electrodes, and wherein the interdigital electrodes are provided as a first interdigital electrode portion and a second interdigital electrode portion, the first interdigital electrode portion comprising first digital elements and the second interdigital electrode portion comprising second digital elements; and wherein the circuitry comprises: a processor; a first loop coupled at opposite ends thereof to the interdigital electrode and the top electrode, respectively, and to the processor, wherein the first loop is configured to identify the presence of the light emission event from a first photoelectric phenomenon of the light detector which comprises electrons emitted by the interdigital electrodes toward the top electrode resulting in current between the interdigital electrodes and the top electrode; and a second loop coupled at opposite ends thereof to sequential ones of the first and second digital elements respectively, and to the processor, wherein the second loop is configured to identify the characteristic of the light emission event from a second photoelectric phenomenon of the light detector which comprises electrons emitted by the photosensitive semiconductor film into the first and second digital elements which are read by the processor via the second loop as a current differential between the first interdigital electrode portion and the second interdigital electrode portion. a light detector comprising semiconductor film and phototube devices, the semiconductor film device comprising a photosensitive semiconductor film; the light detector being configured to be disposed with at least one line-of-sight to the light source; and circuitry coupled to the light detector, the light detector and the circuitry being configured to cooperatively identify a presence and a characteristic of a light emission event at the light source; wherein the light detector comprises interdigital electrodes partially formed on the photosensitive semiconductor film and a top electrode opposite the interdigital electrodes, and wherein the interdigital electrodes are provided as a first interdigital electrode portion and a second interdigital electrode portion, the first interdigital electrode portion comprising first digital elements and the second interdigital electrode portion comprising second digital elements; and wherein the circuitry comprises: a processor; a first loop coupled at opposite ends thereof to the interdigital electrode and the top electrode, respectively, and to the processor, wherein the first loop is configured to identify the presence of the light emission event from a first photoelectric phenomenon of the light detector which comprises electrons emitted by the interdigital electrodes toward the top electrode resulting in current between the interdigital electrodes and the top electrode; and a second loop coupled at opposite ends thereof to sequential ones of the first and second digital elements respectively, and to the processor, wherein the second loop is configured to identify the characteristic of the light emission event from a second photoelectric phenomenon of the light detector which comprises electrons emitted by the photosensitive semiconductor film into the first and second digital elements which are read by the processor via the second loop as a current differential between the first interdigital electrode portion and the second interdigital electrode portion. a processor; a first loop coupled at opposite ends thereof to the interdigital electrode and the top electrode, respectively, and to the processor, wherein the first loop is configured to identify the presence of the light emission event from a first photoelectric phenomenon of the light detector which comprises electrons emitted by the interdigital electrodes toward the top electrode resulting in current between the interdigital electrodes and the top electrode; and a second loop coupled at opposite ends thereof to sequential ones of the first and second digital elements respectively, and to the processor, wherein the second loop is configured to identify the characteristic of the light emission event from a second photoelectric phenomenon of the light detector which comprises electrons emitted by the photosensitive semiconductor film into the first and second digital elements which are read by the processor via the second loop as a current differential between the first interdigital electrode portion and the second interdigital electrode portion.