Eric Mendelsohn
Eric Mendelsohn( born November 1, 1964) is an American film director and screenwriter.
Two of his films have been screened in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes:" Through an Open Window" in 1992 and" Judy Berlin" in 1999., which won the Directing Award at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival.
His third film," 3 Backyards", also earned the Directing Award at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010, making him the only person in history to receive that honor twice.
Mendelsohn also co-wrote the screenplay of the 2017 film" Love After Love" with Russell Harbaugh.
He teaches at Columbia University's School of the Arts in New York City.
Mendelsohn is one of five siblings.
One of his brothers is author and critic Daniel Mendelsohn.
Lucy Walker (director)
Lucy Walker is an English film director.
She is best known for directing the documentaries" Devil's Playground"( 2002)," Blindsight"( 2006)," Waste Land"( 2010)," Countdown to Zero"( 2010), and" The Crash Reel"( 2013).
She has also directed notable short films, such as" The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom"( 2011) and" The Lion's Mouth Opens"( 2014), and fifteen episodes of Nickelodeon's" Blue's Clues", for which she was nominated for two Daytime Emmys for Outstanding Directing.
She is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, The British Academy of Film and Television Arts( BAFTA), the Academy of Television Arts& Sciences, the International Documentary Association, and the Directors Guild of America.
Devil's Playground (2002 film)
Devil's Playground is a 2002 American documentary film directed by Lucy Walker about the experiences of several Amish youths who decide whether to remain in or leave their community and faith during the period known as" rumspringarunning around" in Pennsylvania Dutch).
The film follows a few Amish teenagers in LaGrange County, Indiana who enter the" English"( non- Amish) world and experience partying, drinking, illegal drugs, and pre-marital sex.
Some teens in the film profess that they will eventually become baptized as adults in the Amish community.
If they are baptized, then leave the church, they will be shunned by family and friends; one girl recounts her experience of this.
Devil's Playground
Devil's Playground may refer to:
Beeper (film)
Beeper is a 2002 film directed by Jack Sholder.
Dark Descent
Dark Descent is a 2002 film written and directed by Daniel Knauf.
Devil's Playground (TV series)
Devil's Playground is an Australian psychological thriller television series which premiered on Showcase on 9 September 2014.
It was created as a sequel to the 1976 film," The Devil's Playground".
The series begins in 1988 and follows the story of Tom Allen, a recently widowed psychiatrist and a secular counselor to the Catholic clergy, who becomes entangled in political and theological intrigue.
Simon Burke reprised his role as Tom Allen.
Beeper (film)
Beeper is a 2002 film directed by Jack Sholder.
The Devil's Playground (1928 film)
The Devil's Playground is a 1928 Australian feature- length film set in the South Seas.
It was produced by a largely amateur group from the north shore of Sydney.
3 Backyards
3 Backyards is a film written and directed by Eric Mendelsohn and starring Embeth Davidtz.
It premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Directing Prize, as did Mendelsohn's first feature, "Judy Berlin"; Mendelsohn is the only director to have won the prize twice.
The independent film was released theatrically by Screen Media Films in March 2011.

Question: Are the directors of films 3 Backyards and Devil'S Playground (2002 Film) both from the same country?
Answer: no