Question: Do both films Do Boond Pani and Twilight Dancers have the directors from the same country?

Sibak: Midnight Dancers is a 1994 Philippines film, and the first of a series of three gay- themed movies by Mel Chionglo and Ricky Lee about the lives of macho dancers( strippers) in the gay bars of Manila. The later two are" Burlesk King" and" Twilight Dancers". All three follow in the tradition of Lino Brocka's 1988 film" Macho Dancer." This movie was banned in the Philippines. <SEP> Twilight Dancers is the last installment of director Mel Chionglo and writer Ricky Lee's trilogy about Macho Dancers. The first part was in 1994, and the second part was" Burlesk King" in 1999. The trilogy took inspiration from Lino Brocka's film" Macho Dancer" in 1988. <SEP> Made under the" Naya Sansar" banner; the story, screenplay and dialogues were by K. A. Abbas, with additional dialogues by Inder Raj Anand. The music was composed by Jaidev. The cast included Simi Garewal, Jalal Agha and Madhu Chanda and was the debut film of actor Kiran Kumar. The film won the award for Best Feature film on National integration. Set against the backdrop of Rajasthan, the film focused on the scarcity of water, and the eventual building of a dam. Do Boond Pani( meaning: Two Drops of Water) is a 1971 Hindi social drama film produced and directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas. Ganga Singh( Jalal Agha) goes to work on the dam, but loses his life, leaving behind his widow and a young son in the village. His sacrifice helps transform the desert land into a fertile area with the dam being called Ganga Sagar dam. <SEP> Mark Lewis( born 1958 in Mullumbimby, Australia) is an Australian documentary film and television producer, director and writer. He is famous for his film and for his body of work on animals. Unlike many other producers of nature films, his films do not attempt to document the animals in question or their behaviors but rather the complex relationships between people and society and the animals they interact with. His films have earned him many awards, including a British Academy Award nomination, a nomination from the Directors Guild of America, two Emmy ’s for Outstanding Direction in documentary film, and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Science Program on American Television. <SEP> He won four National Film Awards in India, and internationally his films won the Palme d' Or( Grand Prize) at the Cannes Film Festival( out of three Palme d' Or nominations) and the Crystal Globe at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. As a director and screenwriter, Khwaja Ahmad Abbas is considered one of the pioneers of Indian parallel or neo-realistic cinema, and as a screenwriter he is also known for writing Raj Kapoor's best films. As a director, he made a number of important Hindi- Urdu films. " Dharti Ke Lal"( 1946), about the Bengal famine of 1943, was one of Indian cinema's first social- realist films, and opened up the overseas market for Indian films in the Soviet Union. " Pardesi"( 1957) was nominated for the Palme d' Or at the Cannes Film Festival. " Shehar Aur Sapna"( 1963) won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film, while" Saat Hindustani"( 1969) and" Do Boond Pani"( 1972) both won the National Film Awards for Best Feature Film on National Integration. As a screenwriter, he penned a number of neo-realistic films, such as" Dharti Ke Lal"( which he directed)," Neecha Nagar"( 1946) which won the Palme d' Or at the first Cannes Film Festival," Naya Sansar"( 1941)," Jagte Raho"( 1956), and" Saat Hindustani"( which he also directed). Khwaja Ahmad Abbas( 7 June 1914 – 1 June 1987), popularly known as K. A. Abbas, was an Indian film director, screenwriter, novelist, and a journalist in the Urdu, Hindi and English languages. He is also known for writing the best of Raj Kapoor's films, including the Palme d' Or nominated" Awaara"( 1951), as well as" Shree 420"( 1955)," Mera Naam Joker"( 1970)," Bobby"( 1973) and" Henna"( 1991). His column ‘ Last Page ’ holds the distinction of being one of the longest- running columns in the history of Indian journalism. The column began in 1935, in" The Bombay Chronicle", and moved to the" Blitz" after the" Chronicle"'s closure, where it continued until his death in 1987. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1969. <SEP> Carmelo Chionglo( 16 July 1946 – 21 September 2019) was a Filipino film director and production designer. He has directed more than 40 films since 1981. From 1966 to 1976 he worked and studied acting and directing at the New York Academy of Theatrical Arts. Returning to Manila, he worked as production designer. His directorial debut was Regal Films'" Playgirl"( 1981). He was one of the founding members of the Directors ’ Guild of the Philippines Inc. He also served as board member on the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board.