'''Kogonada''' (sometimesometimes styled ''':: kogonada'''<ref name="profile" />) is a South Korean-born American filmmaker.<ref name=Hidalgo>{{cite web|last1=Hidalgo|first1=Mónica|title=Kogonada and Simone Grau, at the Festival's Workshops|url=http://blog.lpafilmfestival.com/en/kogonada-and-simone-grau-at-the-festivals-workshops/|website=[[Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival|LPA Film Festival]]|publisher=Promocion Ciudad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria SA|access-date=24 July 2016|date=9 March 2016}}</ref> He is known for his [[video essay]]s that analyze the content, form and structure of various films and television series. The essays frequently use narration and editing as lenses, and often highlight a director's aesthetic. Kogonada is a regular contributor to ''[[Sight & Sound]]'', and is frequently commissioned by [[The Criterion Collection]] to create supplemental videos for its home-video releases. He has also written, directed and edited the feature films ''[[Columbus (2017 film)|Columbus]]'' (2017) and ''[[After Yang]]'' (2021).
