Question: Do both directors of films Cowards Bend The Knee and And The Oscar Goes To... share the same nationality?

Maddin directed" Cowards Bend the Knee" while in pre-production on" The Saddest Music in the World", shooting entirely on Super- 8 mm film with a budget of$ 30,000. Cowards Bend the Knee( also known as The Blue Hands) is a 2003 film by Guy Maddin. The feature film was initially developed as a series of ten short films, commissioned as part of an installation art project by Toronto art gallery The Power Plant( curated by Philip Monk). " Cowards Bend the Knee" is the first in Maddin's" autobiographical' Me Trilogy'" of feature films starring protagonists named" Guy Maddin," the second being" Brand Upon the Brain!"( 2006) and the third" My Winnipeg"( 2007). Maddin based the film's premise loosely on the story" The Hands of Ida" and Euripedes's play" Medea", although Maddin also claims that the film can be viewed as an autobiography( although the events of his life are not being represented so much as the events of his inner life). <SEP> And the Oscar Goes To... is a 2019 Indian Malayalam- language film written and directed by Salim Ahamed and starring Tovino Thomas. <SEP> Darcy Fehr( born December 26, 1974) is a Canadian actor. His films include" Desire The Saddest Music in the World There's Something Out There" and" The Law of Enclosures". Fehr's most notable roles have been his portrayals of acclaimed Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin in Maddin's own" Cowards Bend the Knee" and" My Winnipeg". <SEP> Mr. Right is a 2009 British film directed by David Morris and Jacqui Morris. The jointly- made gay- themed film is the debut for both directors. <SEP> His most distinctive quality is his penchant for recreating the look and style of silent or early- sound- era films. Since completing his first film in 1985, Maddin has become one of Canada's most well- known and celebrated filmmakers. Guy Maddin,( born February 28, 1956) is a Canadian screenwriter, director, author, cinematographer, and film editor of both features and short films, as well as an installation artist, from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Maddin has directed twelve feature films and numerous short films, in addition to publishing three books and creating a host of installation art projects. A number of Maddin's recent films began as or developed from installation art projects, and his books also relate to his film work. Maddin has been the subject of much critical praise and academic attention, including two books of interviews with Maddin and two book- length academic studies of his work. Maddin was appointed to the Order of Canada, the country's highest civilian honour, in 2012. Maddin was Visiting Lecturer on Visual and Environmental Studies, 2015 – 16, at Harvard University. <SEP> After working for a long time as a travel consultant, he joined as a creative director and script writer in a television channel. Salim Ahamed is an Indian film director, screen writer and producer. His directorial debut," Adaminte Makan Abu"( 2011), fetched him numerous accolades and was screened at various international film festivals. It was also chosen as India's official entry to be considered for nomination in the Best Foreign Film category for the 84th Academy Awards. Then he made two movies" Kunjananthante Kada"( 2013) and" Pathemari"( 2015) with Mammootty as the lead. The later won the Best Feature Film In Malayalam award at the 63rd National Film Awards. Salim's latest film is" And the Oscar Goes To..."( 2019), which tells about his own experiences with production and marketing of his first film.