Question: What is the nationality of Alia Shawkat, co-writer of the screenplay for the upcoming American comedy film Duck Butter?
Context: Bart Got a Room is a 2008 comedy film written and directed by Brian Hecker, and stars Steven Kaplan, Alia Shawkat, William H. Macy, and Cheryl Hines.  Also appearing in the film are Ashley Benson, Brandon Hardesty, Kate Micucci, Jennifer Tilly, Dinah Manoff (in her last film role as of 2017) and Chad Jamian Williams as Bart.  The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 25, 2008.  It had a limited US release in select theaters on April 3, 2009 and was released on DVD on July 28, 2009. The Oranges is an American romantic comedy directed by Julian Farino and starring Hugh Laurie, Leighton Meester, Catherine Keener, Oliver Platt, Allison Janney, Alia Shawkat, and Adam Brody.  The film chronicles how two families deal with a scandal involving a married man and his friends' daughter.  Set in The Oranges area of Essex County, New Jersey, "The Oranges" was primarily filmed in New Rochelle, New York.  It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2011 and was released by ATO Pictures in the United States on October 5, 2012.  The film received mixed reviews upon its release. Wild Canaries is an American comedy film directed, produced and written by Lawrence Michael Levine.  It stars Levine, Sophia Takal, Alia Shawkat, Jason Ritter and Annie Parisse.  The film had its world premiere premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival on March 8, 2014.  The film was released in a limited release and through video on demand on February 25, 2015 courtesy of Sundance Selects. The Final Girls is a 2015 American slasher comedy film, directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson and written by M.A. Fortin and Joshua John Miller.  The film stars Taissa Farmiga and Malin Åkerman, with supporting performances from Adam DeVine, Thomas Middleditch, Alia Shawkat, Alexander Ludwig, Nina Dobrev, Chloe Bridges, and Angela Trimbur.  The plot follows a group of college students who are transported into a 1986 slasher film called "Camp Bloodbath". The Driftless Area is a 2015 Canadian-American neo-noir drama-comedy film directed by Zachary Sluser and starring Anton Yelchin, Zooey Deschanel, and John Hawkes.  Alia Shawkat, Aubrey Plaza, Frank Langella, and Ciarán Hinds also appear in supporting roles.  The film is based on the novel of the same title by Tom Drury, who co-wrote the screenplay with Sluser.  The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 18, 2015. Night Moves is a 2013 American drama film directed by Kelly Reichardt and written by Reichardt and Jonathan Raymond, starring Jesse Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning, Peter Sarsgaard, Alia Shawkat, and James LeGros.  The film follows three radical environmentalists who plot to blow up a dam.  It was shown in the main competition section of the 70th Venice International Film Festival, at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival and at 2013 Deauville American Film Festival, where it won Grand Prix of the festival. Alia Martine Shawkat ( , Arabic: عالیہ شوكت‎ ‎ ; born April 18, 1989) is an American actress.  She starred as Maeby Fünke in the Fox/Netflix television series "Arrested Development" (2003–2006; 2013–present), and as Gertie Michaels in the 2015 horror-comedy film "The Final Girls".  She has also guest starred as Frances Cleveland, Virginia Hall, and Alexander Hamilton on Comedy Central's "Drunk History."  She currently plays Dory Sief in the TBS black comedy series "Search Party". Duck Butter is an upcoming American comedy film directed by Miguel Arteta, from a screenplay by Arteta and Alia Shawkat.  It stars Alia Shawkat, Laia Costa and Lindsay Burdge. Prom Wars is a 2008 comedy film directed by Phil Price and featuring Raviv Ullman, Alia Shawkat, Rachelle Lefèvre, and Nicolas Wright. The To Do List is a 2013 American romantic comedy film released on July 26, 2013.  Written and directed by Maggie Carey in her feature film directorial debut, the film stars Aubrey Plaza, Johnny Simmons, Bill Hader, Scott Porter, Alia Shawkat, Sarah Steele and Rachel Bilson.  The film is about a recent high school graduate (Plaza), who feels she needs to have more sexual experiences before she starts college.
Answer: American