Question: Do both films Death Drives Through and Birdy (film) have the directors that share the same nationality?

I Want Your Love is the title of both a 2010 short film and a 2012 feature- length film. Both films were directed and written by Travis Mathews. The drama films both revolve around the friends and ex-lovers of Jesse Metzger, a gay man in his mid-thirties who is forced to move back to his hometown from San Francisco due to financial reasons. The actors' own names, along with much of their real- life stories, were used for their characters in both films, which features graphic sexual scenes. The production of both films was aided by the gay pornographic studio NakedSword. This led to the full- length film being refused exemption from classification, which would have allowed it to screen at the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a decision to which actor James Franco( who invited Mathews to collaborate on Franco's film" Interior. Leather Bar.") reacted negatively. <SEP> Through is a 1935 British sports drama film directed by Edward L. Cahn and starring Chili Bouchier, Robert Douglas and Miles Mander. Death Drives It was made as a quota quickie by the independent producer Clifford Taylor at Ealing Studios. The racing scenes were shot at Brooklands. <SEP> Directed by Alan Parker, it stars Matthew Modine and Nicolas Cage. Birdy is a 1984 American drama film based on William Wharton's 1978 novel of the same name. Set in 1960s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the film focuses on the friendship between two teenage boys, Birdy( Modine) and Al Columbato( Cage). The story is presented in flashbacks, with a frame narrative depicting their traumatic experiences upon serving in the Vietnam War. Parker initially turned down an opportunity to direct, believing that the complex book could not be successfully adapted for a feature film. The project resurfaced in 1982 when A&M Films, a subsidiary of A&M Records, acquired the film rights and commissioned Sandy Kroopf and Jack Behr to write the screenplay. Upon reading the script, Parker returned as director, and the film continued development at Tri-Star Pictures. Principal photography began in May 1984 and concluded in August of that year. Filming took place on locations in Philadelphia and Santa Clara, California. " Birdy" is notable for being the first film to be partially shot with the Skycam, a computer- controlled camera system created by Steadicam inventor Garrett Brown. The score was composed by Peter Gabriel. " Birdy" opened in limited release on December 12, 1984. It underperformed at the North American box office, grossing only$ 1.4 million against a budget of$ 12 million. The film received mostly positive reviews, and has an approval rating of 85% at Rotten Tomatoes. " Birdy" was chosen by the National Board of Review as one of the of 1984, and won the Grand Prix Spécial du Jury prize at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival. <SEP> Parker was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his services to the British film industry and knighted in 2002. Sir Alan William Parker( born 14 February 1944) is an English filmmaker. Parker's early career, beginning in his late teens, was spent as a copywriter and director of television advertisements. After about ten years of filming adverts, many of which won awards for creativity, he began screenwriting and directing films. Parker is noted for having a wide range of filmmaking styles and working in differing genres. He has directed musicals, including" Bugsy Malone"( 1976)," Fame"( 1980)," Pink Floyd – The Wall"( 1982)," The Commitments"( 1991) and" Evita"( 1996); true- story dramas, including" Midnight Express"( 1978)," Mississippi Burning"( 1988)," Come See the Paradise"( 1990) and" Angela's Ashes"( 1999); family dramas, including" Shoot the Moon"( 1982), and horrors and thrillers including" Angel Heart"( 1987) and" The Life of David Gale"( 2003). His films have won nineteen BAFTA awards, ten Golden Globes and six Academy Awards. He has been active in both British cinema and American cinema, along with being a founding member of the Directors Guild of Great Britain and lecturing at various film schools. In 2013 he received the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award, the highest honour the British Film Academy can give a filmmaker. Parker donated his personal archive to the British Film Institute's National Archive in 2015. <SEP> Jack Shea (August 1, 1928 – April 28, 2013) was an American film and television director. He was the president of the Directors Guild of America from 1997 to 2002. <SEP> Edward L. Cahn( February 12, 1899 – August 25, 1963) was an American film director.