Round 9: Tossup 12

A dream inspired a documentarian with this surname to make a film that imagines outlandish, violent ways in which her real-life father, who suffers from dementia, could expire. The first film by a director with this surname to be shot by Steve Yedlin was one whose protagonist stands still as a sports car drives past him point-blank, thereby earning a meeting (15[1])with “The Pin.” The director (15[1])of Cameraperson shares this surname with a director who is the husband of the host of the (*) You Must Remember This podcast, Karina Longworth. A 2005 film by a director with this surname uses noir tropes and dialogue to tell the story of high schoolers involved in a heroin ring. That film, Brick, was the debut of a director with this surname whose best-known cinematic creation is a Cajun detective. For 10 points, give this surname of the director who created Benoit Blanc (“BEN-wah blonk”) for Knives Out. ■END■

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