Complex sentence: While working in Seattle, Yang came across the Werner Herzog film "Aguirre, the Wrath of God" (1972): this encounter rekindled Yang's passion for film and introduced him to a wide range of classics in world and European cinema.
Split into simpler sentences: While working in Seattle, Yang came across the Werner Herzog film "Aguirre, the Wrath of God" (1972). This encounter rekindled Yang's passion for film and introduced him to a wide range of classics in world and European cinema.