Pioneer of surrealist cinema who used dream logic and irrational imagery to challenge narrative conventions and social norms.
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Dziga Vertov·Soviet Union
Revolutionary documentarian who invented radical visual techniques like montage and the 'Kino-Eye' to transform how cinema perceives reality.
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Stan Brakhage·United States
Abstract filmmaker who rejected narrative entirely, using scratched film, hand-painting, and experimental camerawork to explore pure visual consciousness.