From KCRW, Santa Monica and KCRW.com, this is The Treatment.

Welcome to the treatment, which you can also hear at KCRW.com.

If there's ever anybody who's destined to get an independent film made,

is my guest writer-director, Nicholas Jurecki.

When I first met him about seven years ago,

he was determined to make a film happen.

He's gone through various adventures,

including writing a terrific book, breaking in,

interviews with 20 directors who talk about their determination

to get films made.

His film debut as writer and director is arbitrage.

It played to a great success of the Sundance Film Festival.

He is now sitting across me, Nick.

Thanks so much for being here.

Elvis, it's a pleasure. Thank you.

First of all, we should talk about your background.

I can't think of anybody who's had a family that's basically led him to make a movie like this.

Your family's basically been about art, communication, and money. Well, it's ironic to say that because when I was

growing up, nobody was involved in anything in the arts. My...

Your mom was involved in the arts early on. Well, long ago, but she had left that behind to

begin a career as a commodities trader.

And so my earliest memories really are going to see my mom at her office in the World Trade Center, and she told me what a swap was.

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