Complex sentence: Lionel Rogosin (January 22,1924, New York City, New York--December 8,2000, Los Angeles, California) was an independent American filmmaker who pioneered political cinema, non-fiction partisan filmmaking and docufiction, influenced by Italian neorealism and Robert Flaherty.
Split into simpler sentences: Lionel Rogosin (January 22,1924, New York City, New York--December 8,2000, Los Angeles, California) was an independent American filmmaker. Rogosin worked in political cinema, non-fiction partisan filmmaking and docufiction, influenced by Italian neorealism and Robert Flaherty.