He's a singer, a cop and the inspiration for a Netflix film about albinism in Africa

John Chiti is a Zambian musician and police commissioner. He also has albinism, a pigmentation condition that has shaped his life. His story inspired the film "Can You See Us?" — now streaming on Netflix. (Jason Milikita/Sightsavers)

The day John Chiti was born was a difficult one for his family in Zambia. "They were shocked and they were confused because I was born different," he says.

Chiti was born with albinism, a congenital condition of having no pigment in the skin or hair, which appear white.