I think people often think that writing and directing is this sort of theater of control, right?

And I kind of, the older I get tomorrow, it's like it's a theater of understanding brought to you by the Director's Guild of America.

In today's episode, a man forms a bond with his sister's son in director Mike Mills' drama,

Come On, Come On.

In a moving portrait of family and the connections between adults and children,

the film tells the story of Johnny, a radio journalist who has to forge a relationship with his young nephew when they are thrown together on a cross-country trip.

In addition to Come On Come On, Mr. Mills' other directorial credits include the feature films

20th century women, beginners, and Thumb sucker, and the documentary, Does Your Soul Have a Cold?

Following a recent screening of the film at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles, Mr. Mills shares

insight into the making of Come On Come On with fellow

director Spike Jones. Listen on for their spoiler-filled conversation.

Thank you all for coming tonight. And Mike, thank you for the beautiful movie.

Thank you for doing this, Spike. It means a lot to me. Oh, it means a lot to me. I've known Mike, thank you for the beautiful movie. Thank you for doing this bike. It means a lot to me.

Oh, it means a lot to me.

I've known Mike for 30 years, maybe.

Five.

Five years.

It's funny because the whole movie is shot like a block from my apartment and a couple

blocks from where we met.

Yeah.

We met on Ludlow at this art gallery called the alleged gallery in the early 90s that our

friend Aaron Rose did.

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