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Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim on what he's learned from Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox’s story is told through his own words in a new documentary, called STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie. The film’s director Davis Guggenheim shares behind the scenes stories and reveals what he’s learned most from Michael.

The director, known for 2006's An Inconvenient Truth, has given the Canadian actor the documentary treatment

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Michael J. Fox in "STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie," from Apple TV+. (Apple TV+)

For his latest film STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie, Davis Guggenheim is diving into the life of beloved Canadian actor Michael J. Fox — including his public battle with Parkinson's disease.

Told through the actor's own words, the documentary explores Michael J. Fox's rise to fame, his Parkinson's diagnosis and how he confronts it. Guggenheim joins Commotion host Elamin Abdelmahmoud to share stories from behind the scenes and reveal what he's learned most from Fox.

WATCH | Official trailer for STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie:

You can listen to the full discussion from today's show on CBC Listen or on our podcast, Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, available wherever you get your podcasts.


Interview with Davis Guggenheim produced by Danielle Grogan.