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Round 12: Tossup 16

In a film in this genre, white text like “Onions,” “Grits,” and “Dustballs” are projected onto a red background on a screen. Sam Wrench directed a 2023 film in this genre distributed directly to AMC after the star negotiated with its CEO. That film in this genre (-5[1])was aired for free on Austrian TV in August 2024 after a failed terrorist plot. A man holds a replica of a brain in the opening of a Spike Lee film in this genre, American Utopia. (10[1])In 2023, A24 released a 4K restoration of a Jonathan Demme film in this genre (10[2])whose opening close-up depicts the white shoes of a man carrying a boombox; in that film, David Byrne dons a ridiculously oversized suit. A film in this genre was shot at SoFi Stadium and includes the sections (10[1])Evermore, Reputation, and 1989. For 10 points, name this genre of Stop Making Sense and The Eras Tour. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: concert films [accept rockumentaries; prompt on documentaries; prompt on films involving music or performances by asking “what sort of event was captured?”; reject “music video” or “musical”]
<Notre Dame B, Pop Culture> | Packet-M_Cambridge-A_Illinois-A_Johns-Hopkins_Michigan-B_Northwestern-A_Notre-Dame-B_Toronto-B
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Sam KonkelChicago CWashU A46-5
Alvin GuoChicago DWashU B8210
Ned TagtmeierChicago AMissouri S&T9710
Jakob MyersIndiana AMissouri9710
Nermeen RahmanIndiana BChicago B13410
Collin NadarajahWashU AChicago C15310
Arjun KalaIllinois BIllinois C15310

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Neg %Avg. Buzz
California2025-02-01✓3100%0%112.33
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01✓6100%0%124.00
Midwest2025-02-01✓6100%17%119.33
Northeast2025-02-01✓5100%0%100.40
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01✓2100%50%136.50
South Central2025-02-01✓2100%0%116.00
Southeast2025-02-01✓1100%100%153.00
UK2025-02-01✓5100%40%107.80
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01✓875%38%90.67