She never wavered.

She never pulled back on her access.

She did say to me early on, she actually said to me before we even started filming,

don't ask me permission.

Don't ask me.

Because if you do, it will break the spell.

Okay. Hello and welcome back to the Director's Cut, brought to you by the Directors Guild of America.

In this episode, singer Celine Dion makes plain her raw and honest struggle with stiff person syndrome,

and director Irene Taylor's documentary, I am Celine Dion.

Screened as part of the DGA's documentary series, the film tells the story of the Canadian singers past and present, as well as the sacrifices she's made to continue performing

for her beloved fans, all while managing her life-altering illness.

In addition to I.M. Selim Dion, Taylor's other directorial credits include the documentary features, trees and other entanglements,

leave no trace, moonlight sonata, deafness in three movements, and the documentary shorts between sound and silence,

open your eyes, and the final inch.

Following the documentary series screening of the film at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles,

Taylor spoke with director Andi Timoner about filming I am Celine Dion.

Listen on for their conversation.

All right.

So Carmen, right.

So why Carmen to begin and the film?

Well, I learned that Celine very early on was a opera fan and Maria Kalaas has performed numerous pieces that are Celine's favorites and she kind of has an obsession with her which could have been a whole other

little short story in this film and so yeah yeah, I, well, and I should say that, you know,

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