Round 7: Tossup 4

A film by this director breaks the 180-degree rule and cuts out the audio when a woman begins responding to a man who tells her, “I’m interested in what moves you.” In a shot by this director, a car’s front headlights (15[1])shine on a woman drunkenly dancing after she discovers her mother has relapsed into drug addiction. The opening credits of a film by this director play over a colorful montage in which a voice guides five families in an electronic dance competition. This director’s website includes a logo of four dots arranged in a square and links to “Kubrick // One-Point Perspective,” “Hands of (*) Bresson,” and other analyses of directors’ visual motifs. This director frequently uses Ozu-esque “pillow shots,” such as in montages of the memories of Mika’s Chinese “techno-sapien” elder brother for a 2021 sci-fi film, and to depict Eero Saarinen buildings in Indiana for his debut. For 10 points, name this mononymic video essayist who directed After Yang and Columbus. ■END■

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