Question: Do director of film Red State (2011 Film) and director of film Hard To Hold (Film) have the same nationality?

After months of saying that the distribution rights to the film would be auctioned off immediately after the premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, Smith controversially announced that he was instead going to self- distribute the picture under the SModcast Pictures banner with a traveling show in select cities. Red State is a 2011 American independent horror thriller film written and directed by Kevin Smith and starring Michael Parks, John Goodman, Michael Angarano, Melissa Leo, and Stephen Root. On June 28, 2011, Smith announced a one- week run in Quentin Tarantino's New Beverly Cinema( making the film eligible for Academy Award consideration). The film was released via video on demand on September 1, 2011 through Lionsgate, in select theaters for a special one- night- only engagement on September 23, 2011( via SModcast Pictures), and on home video October 18, 2011. <SEP> Brian Johnson( born 1939 or 1940) is a British designer and director of film and television special effects. <SEP> Lawrence" Larry" Peerce( born April 19, 1930) is an American film and TV director whose work includes the theatrical feature" Goodbye, Columbus", the early rock and roll concert film" The Big T.N.T. ShowOne Potato, Two Potato"( 1964)," The Other Side of the Mountain"( 1975), and Oscar nominee" Two- Minute Warning"( 1976). <SEP> It was meant as a starring vehicle for Rick Springfield, who had a solid television acting resume and a blossoming rock- pop career, but had yet to break out in feature films. Hard to Hold is a 1984 musical drama film directed by Larry Peerce. It stars Springfield, Janet Eilber and Patti Hansen. The film features many Springfield songs which are included on the soundtrack to the film. <SEP> Rachel Feldman( born August 22, 1954) is an American director of film and television and screenwriter of television films. <SEP> 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" Mallrats Chasing 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). Kevin Patrick Smith( born August 2, 1970) is an American filmmaker, actor, comedian, public speaker, comic book writer, author, and podcaster. 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".