the best point of what we do.

You know, we can stage everything, create everything,

build everything, but actually the bit that makes things work is the accident

is the bit that you'll never get again. Hello, and welcome back to the director's cut, brought to you by the Directors' Guild of America.

In this episode, a young quadriplegic rebuilt his life with the help of an unlikely service animal,

and director Nick Hamm's drama, Gigi and Nate. Based on true events, the film tells the story

of Nate Gibson, a young man whose life is turned upside down after he suffers a near-fatal

accident. Although moving forward seems impossible, he finds much-needed hope with the assistance of

Gigi, a curious and intelligent monkey trained to assist Nate with his basic needs. In addition to

Gigi and Nate, Mr. Hamm's directorial credits include the feature films, Driven, Talk of Angels,

and The Very Thought of You. The Movies for Television, Dancing Queen, talk of angels, and the very thought of you, the movies for television,

Dancing Queen, and Soldier Soldier, and episodes of the series, White Lines, Things

You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight, and The Bill. Following a screening of the film at the DGA

Theatre in Los Angeles, Mr. Hamm spoke with director Ben Lewin about

filming Gigi and Nate. Listen on for their spoiler-filled conversation.

Well, first, Nick, congratulations on a very moving experience.

Certainly it was to me.

The whole story had a kind of a ring of truth about it for me.

And I wanted to ask you about the relationship of the movie to real people and real events

and how did that dynamic play out?

Hello, everybody. First of all, thank you for coming on a Sunday afternoon and thank

you, Ben, for doing this. The film is inspired by a number of different stories. It's inspired by one

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