Question: Are both director of film Mission: Impossible 2 and director of film Freedom Downtime from the same country?

Eric Gordon Corley( born December 16, 1959), also frequently referred to by his pen name of Emmanuel Goldstein, is a figure in the hacker community. In 1993, Corley testified before the United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Telecommunications. He directs the non-profit organization 2600 Enterprises, Inc., publishes a magazine called( which has associated monthly meet- ups around the world), and hosts the hacker convention Hackers on Planet Earth( HOPE). His pseudonym is derived from the fictional opposition leader in George Orwell's dystopian novel" Nineteen Eighty- Four". Corley was questioned in relation to the content of" 2600" as part of discussions concerning the Digital Telephony Bill; also known as the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act. Corley is the editor of" The Best of 2600: A Hacker Odyssey" which was released July 2008. The book consists of articles from the magazine set in chronological order to show the evolution of the internet and technology. A follow- up book," Dear Hacker. Letters to the Editor of 2600", was published in 2010. Corley is the host of both the weekly radio programs" Off the Hook" on WBAI- FM and" Off the Wall" on WUSB- FM. While" Off the Hook" often includes a panel of guests and is frequently centered on technological topics," Off the Wall" is usually narrated by Eric Corley himself and has covered a wide range of topics. " Off the Hook" has been on the air since 1988. Corley directed the 2001 film" Freedom Downtime", a documentary about the incarcerations of Kevin Mitnick and Bernie S that also examines alleged distortions in mainstream media coverage of Mitnick's case. <SEP> Peter Levin is an American director of film, television and theatre. <SEP> John Woo SBS( born 1 May 1946) is a Hong Kong film director, producer and screenwriter. He is considered a major influence on the action genre, known for his highly chaotic action sequences, stylized imagery, Mexican standoffs, frequent use of slow motion and allusions to neo-noir," wuxia" and Western cinema. Considered one of the major figures of Hong Kong cinema, Woo has directed several notable action films in his adopted home, among them," A Better Tomorrow"( 1986)," The Killer"( 1989)," Hard Boiled"( 1992), and" Red Cliff"( 2008/2009). Woo's Hollywood films include the action films" Hard Target"( 1993) and" Broken Arrow"( 1996), the sci- fi action thriller" Face/ Off"( 1997) and the action spy film( 2000). He also created the comic series" Seven Brothers", published by Virgin Comics. He cites his three favorite films as David Lean's" Lawrence of Arabia", Akira Kurosawa's" Seven Samurai" and Jean- Pierre Melville's" Le Samouraï". He is the founder and chairman of the production company Lion Rock Productions. <SEP> Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV. <SEP> The documentary centers on the fate of Mitnick, who is claimed to have been misrepresented in the feature film" Takedown"( 2000) produced by Miramax and adapted from the book by the same name by Tsutomu Shimomura and John Markoff, which is based on disputed events. The film also documents a number of computer enthusiasts who drive across the United States searching for Miramax representatives and demonstrating their discontent with certain aspects of the bootleg script of" Takedown" they had acquired. One of their major points of criticism was that the script ended with Mitnick being convicted to serve a long- term prison sentence, while in reality, at the time the film's production, Mitnick had not yet even had a trial but nonetheless was incarcerated for five years without bail in a high- security facility. Freedom Downtime also touches on what happened to other hackers after being sentenced. The development of the Free Kevin movement is also covered. Several notable and iconic figures from the hacking community appear in the movie, including Phiber Optik( Mark Abene), Bernie S( Ed Cummings), Alex Kasper, and director Emmanuel Goldstein( Eric Corley). " Freedom Downtime" tries to communicate a different view of the hacker community from that usually shown by the mainstream media, with hackers being depicted as curious people who rarely intend to cause damage, driven by a desire to explore and conduct pranks. Freedom Downtime is a 2001 documentary film sympathetic to the convicted computer hacker Kevin Mitnick, directed by Emmanuel Goldstein and produced by 2600 Films. The film goes on to question the rationality of placing computer hackers who went" over the line" in the same environment as serious felons. It also contains interviews with people related to Mitnick and hacker culture in general. The authors of, ex-couple Katie Hafner and John Markoff, appear in very different roles. While Hafner's empathy for Mitnick is shown to have grown, Markoff continues to defend his critical book and articles in The New York Times newspaper about the hacker. Markoff is ridiculed as the narrator, director Goldstein( a hacker himself), points out his factual errors during the interview. Reba Vartanian, Mitnick's grandmother, also appears in a number of interview segments. Furthermore, lawyers, friends, and libertarians give their view of the story. Footage and interviews from the DEF CON and Hackers on Planet Earth conventions try to dispel some hacker myths and confirm others. The film premiered at H2K, the 2000 H.O.P.E. convention. After that the film saw a limited independent theatrical release and was shown at film festivals. It was released on VHS and sold via the" 2600" web site. In June 2004, a DVD was released. The DVD includes a wealth of extra material spread over two discs, including three hours of extra footage, an interview with Kevin Mitnick in January 2003( shortly after his supervised release ended), and various DVD eggs .. It also includes subtitles in 20 languages, provided by volunteers. <SEP> The sequel to 1996 film, it is the second installment in the. It follows Ethan Hunt as he is recruited by the Impossible Missions Force( IMF) to find and destroy a dangerous biological weapon called" Chimera" from rogue IMF agent Sean Ambrose with the help of his new girlfriend Nyah Nordoff- Hall. " Mission: Impossible 2" was released in theaters worldwide on May 24, 2000 to strong box office results, and grossed over$ 546 million worldwide, becoming the highest- grossing film of 2000, and was the highest- grossing film in the series for 11 years. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the action sequences, performances, direction, score and dramatic depth, but took issue with the plot, dialogue and pacing. Mission: Impossible 2( stylized as M: i- 2) is a 2000 American action spy film directed by John Woo and produced by and starring Tom Cruise. It was followed by in 2006.