Question: Do both films: Mothers & Daughters (2008 film) and The Big Lie (2016 film) have the directors from the same country?

Mothers and Daughters is a Canadian comedy- drama film, directed by Carl Bessai and released in 2008. The film, an exploration of mother- daughter relationships, centres on a group of women in Vancouver. Micki( Babz Chula) is a romance novelist who has tried to relate to her daughter Rebecca( Camille Sullivan) as a friend and peer rather than as a mother; Brenda( Gabrielle Rose) is a woman whose relationship with her daughter Kate( Tiffany Lyndall- Knight) is tested when her husband leaves her for another woman; Celine( Tantoo Cardinal) is a single house painter with no children, who has the opportunity to indulge her maternal instincts when her young client Cynthia( Tinsel Korey) needs assistance with her pregnancy. The characters and dialogue were developed by the actresses through an improvisational process. At the 2008 Vancouver International Film Festival, the film won the audience award for Most Popular Canadian Film. Rose received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actress at the 30th Genie Awards. Bessai went on to make two more films," Fathers& Sons"( 2010) and" Sisters& Brothers"( 2011), that used a similar process and structure to explore family dynamics. <SEP> He has written, produced and directed feature films, short films, commercials, and has authored a book on Eastern European film titled" Through the Western Lens", that was published in Europe. Knezev is the son of Serbian immigrants from Šabac, Serbia, a cultural and iconic city in the former Yugoslavia that was a breeding ground for artists, musicians and writers. Knezev's grandfather Milan was a theatrical actor, his father a singer and mother an art and set- designer. Born in Los Angeles, Knezev grew up in San Pedro, Los Angeles, a tough blue- collar town within Los Angeles County where many emigrants from the former Yugoslavia settled. Though San Pedro is mostly Croatian, at the time of Knezev's upbringing his generation simply referred to themselves as" Yugoslavs". Sasha Knezev, is a Serbian American filmmaker and author. The Port of Los Angeles served as a setting for many of Knezev's character while a young writer. Knezev attended the School of Cinematic Arts with a BA and MA in Critical Studies, with an emphasis in Eastern European Cinema and American Modernity films of the 1970s. <SEP> Française is a 2008 film. <SEP> Waco, the Big Lie is a 1993 American documentary film directed by Linda Thompson that presents video based analysis regarding the Waco siege. The first film made about the Waco siege, "Waco, the Big Lie" gained significant notoriety when it was viewed during the trial of American domestic terrorist Timothy McVeigh. As part of the defense, McVeigh's lawyers showed "Waco, the Big Lie" to the jury. In 1994, the film was followed by a feature-length sequel titled "Waco II, the Big Lie Continues", aimed at addressing criticisms of the original. Thompson's films made a number of controversial allegations, the most famous of which was her claim that footage of an armored vehicle breaking through the outer walls of the compound showed a flamethrower attached to the vehicle, setting fire to the building. As a response to Thompson, filmmaker released footage to support his counter-claim that the appearance of light was a reflection on aluminized insulation that was torn from the wall and snagged on the vehicle. McNulty accused Thompson of "creative editing" in his film "Waco: An Apparent Deviation". Thompson worked from a VHS copy of the surveillance tape; McNulty was given access to a beta original. However, McNulty in turn was later accused of having digitally altered his footage, an allegation he denied. John Young of the "Waco Tribune-Herald" criticized the film, questioning the evidence behind Thompson's claims. <SEP> It is the sequel to American Addict, and continues the critique of the pharmaceutical industry. The documentary features Matthew Perry, Jonathan Davis, Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich. The Big Lie: American Addict 2 is a 2016 American documentary film directed by Sasha Knezev. <SEP> Bessai studied at OCAD University and at York University in Toronto graduating with a Master of Fine Arts Degree. He got his start directing documentary films before moving to Vancouver and directing his debut feature film" Johnny" in 1999. Bessai has made a career working on low- budget independent features but has worked with A- List actors Ian McKellen and Deborah Kara Unger on his film" Emile" and Carrie- Anne Moss on his film" Normal". He was nominated for the Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction for the latter film. Carl Bessai( born 1966 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. Bessai is a member of the Director's Guild of Canada, the Writer's Guild of Canada, and the Canadian Film and Television Producer's Association.