Question: Do director of film Barnyard (film) and director of film The Pool (2007 film) share the same nationality?

Oedekerk is best known for his collaborations with actor and comedian Jim Carrey and director Tom Shadyac( particularly the" Ace Ventura" franchise), his series of" Thumbmation" shorts and his film( 2002). Steven Brent Oedekerk( born November 27, 1961) is an American comedian, director, editor, producer, screenwriter and actor. <SEP> Barnyard( marketed as Barnyard: The Original Party Animals) is a 2006 computer- animated comedy film produced by O Entertainment and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film is directed, produced, and written by Steve Oedekerk, the co-creator of and the spin- off television series. It stars Kevin James, Courteney Cox, Sam Elliott, Danny Glover, Wanda Sykes, Andie MacDowell and David Koechner, with supporting roles done by Jeff Garcia, Tino Insana, Dom Irrera, Cam Clarke, Rob Paulsen, S. Scott Bullock, John DiMaggio, Maurice LaMarche, Fred Tatasciore and Lloyd Sherr. Most of the production was carried out in San Clemente, California. " Barnyard" tells the story of Otis, a mischievous holstein cow who learns the value of responsibility when he becomes the leader of a group of farmyard animals after his adoptive father, Ben, dies from a coyote attack. The film was released on August 4, 2006, in the United States and October 5, 2006, in Germany. It grossed$ 116.5 million worldwide against a$ 51 million production budget. The film holds a 22% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, which called it" unimaginative, unfunny, and creepy." It later spawned a television series, titled" Back at the Barnyard", which ran on Nickelodeon for two seasons from 2007 to 2011. <SEP> Rachel Feldman( born August 22, 1954) is an American director of film and television and screenwriter of television films. <SEP> Brian Johnson( born 1939 or 1940) is a British designer and director of film and television special effects. <SEP> The film stars non-professional actors Venkatesh Chavan and Jhangir Badshah, as well as Bollywood veteran Nana Patekar and newcomer Ayesha Mohan. The story revolves around a young janitor working at a hotel in the port city of Panjim, India, who sees from his perch in a mango tree a luxuriant garden and shimmering pool hidden behind a wall. In making whatever efforts he can to better himself, Venkatesh offers his services to the wealthy owner of the home. Not content to simply dream about a different life, Venkatesh is inquisitive about the home's inhabitants and his curiosity changes the shape of his future. Though filmed in Hindi, a language Smith did n't know, the film earned good reviews. Besides winning a Special Jury prize at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, the film won accolades from Geoffrey Gilmore, director of the Sundance Film Festival. In the same year, it was screened at the Vienna International Film Festival and International Film Festival of India. The Pool is a 2007 drama film co-written and directed by Chris Smith. The DVD was released on 13 July 2010. <SEP> He is best known for directing" American Movie", which was awarded the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival. Smith completed his first film," American Job", while attending the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee's Graduate Film Program. He was nominated for a" Someone to Watch Award" from the Independent Spirit Awards. Smith met Mark Borchardt, the subject of" American Movie", while editing" American Job", and began filming a documentary about the making of Borchardt's psychological thriller" Coven". Both films played at the Sundance Film Festival, and" American Movie" was bought by Sony Pictures for$ 1 million. Smith wrote and directed the documentary" Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened"( 2019) about the Fyre Festival fraud. Chris Smith( born 1970) is an American filmmaker. It was released on Netflix on January 18, 2019.