Question: What is the place of birth of the director of film Mallrats?

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title: Kevin Smith
paragraph_text: Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American filmmaker, actor, comedian, public speaker, comic book writer, author, and podcaster. He came to prominence with the low-budget comedy film "Clerks" (1994), which he wrote, directed, co-produced, and acted in as the character Silent Bob of stoner duo Jay and Silent Bob. Jay and Silent Bob have appeared in Smith's follow-up films "MallratsChasing AmyDogmaJay and Silent Bob Strike Back" and "Clerks II", which were set primarily in his home state of New Jersey. While not strictly sequential, the films frequently featured crossover plot elements, character references, and a shared canon described by fans as the "View Askewniverse", named after his production company View Askew Productions, which he co-founded with Scott Mosier. Since 2011, Smith has mostly made films in the horror genre, including "Red State" (2011) and the comedy horror films "Tusk" (2014) and "Yoga Hosers" (2016), two in a planned series of three such films set in Canada dubbed the "True North" trilogy. He has also served as a director-for-hire for material he did not write, including the buddy cop action comedy " Cop Out" (2010) and various television series episodes. In 2019, he wrote and directed "Jay and Silent Bob Reboot", a follow-up to the original Jay and Silent Bob movies. Smith is the owner of Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash, a comic book store in Red Bank, New Jersey that is the subject of the reality television show "Comic Book Men" (2012–2018). He also hosts the movie-review television show "Spoilers". As a podcaster, Smith co-hosts several shows on his own SModcast Podcast Network, including "SModcastFatman Beyond", and the live show "Hollywood Babble-On". Smith is well known for participating in long, humorous Q&A sessions that are often filmed for DVD release, beginning with "An Evening with Kevin Smith".
title: Mallrats
paragraph_text: Mallrats is a 1995 American romantic buddy comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith and starring Jason Lee, Jeremy London, Shannen Doherty, Claire Forlani, Ben Affleck, Jason Mewes, Joey Lauren Adams, Michael Rooker, and Smith himself. It is the second film in the View Askewniverse after 1994's "Clerks", although, chronologically, "Mallrats" takes place a day before. As in the other Askewniverse films, the characters Jay and Silent Bob feature prominently, and characters and events from other films are discussed. Several cast members, including Jason Lee, Ben Affleck and Joey Lauren Adams, have gone on to work in several other Smith films. Comic-book icon Stan Lee appeared, as did Brian O'Halloran, the star of Smith's breakout feature "Clerks". Despite failing at the box office and receiving a lukewarm critical reception, "Mallrats" has since become a cult classic. Plans for a sequel, "MallBrats", were announced in March 2015. In June 2016, Smith announced that the sequel would instead be a 10-episode TV series; in February 2017, Smith announced that he had not been able to sell the TV series to any network, and the sequel was shelved indefinitely.
title: Jason Moore (director)
paragraph_text: Jason Moore( born October 22, 1970) is an American director of film, theatre and television.
title: Peter Levin
paragraph_text: Peter Levin is an American director of film, television and theatre.
title: Dana Blankstein
paragraph_text: Dana Blankstein- Cohen( born March 3, 1981) is the director of the Israeli Academy of Film and Television. She is a film director, and an Israeli culture entrepreneur.
title: Ian Barry (director)
paragraph_text: Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.
title: S. N. Mathur
paragraph_text: S.N. Mathur was the Director of the Indian Intelligence Bureau between September 1975 and February 1980. He was also the Director General of Police in Punjab.
title: Brian Kennedy (gallery director)
paragraph_text: Brian Patrick Kennedy( born 5 November 1961) is an Irish- born art museum director who has worked in Ireland and Australia, and now lives and works in the United States. He is currently the director of the Peabody Essex Museum. He was the director of the Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio from 2010 to 2019. He was the director of the Hood Museum of Art from 2005 to 2010, and the National Gallery of Australia( Canberra) from 1997- 2004.
title: Olav Aaraas
paragraph_text: Olav Aaraas( born 10 July 1950) is a Norwegian historian and museum director. He was born in Fredrikstad. From 1982 to 1993 he was the director of Sogn Folk Museum, from 1993 to 2010 he was the director of Maihaugen and from 2001 he has been the director of the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History. In 2010 he was decorated with the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav.
title: Jesse E. Hobson
paragraph_text: Jesse Edward Hobson( May 2, 1911 – November 5, 1970) was the director of SRI International from 1947 to 1955. Prior to SRI, he was the director of the Armour Research Foundation.

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Mallrats director Kevin Smith
Kevin Smith place of birth Red Bank

Answer: spans: Red Bank