After winning an Oscar for his work on Man on Wire, documentary filmmaker James Marsh opted to take on Project Nim, a detailed look at a chimpanzee, who is taken from his mother at birth and raised by a New York family. The film opened the 2011 Sundance Film Festival to rave reviews, and we were fortunate enough to sit down with the acclaimed director and gather some insight on the film, the hype and just what he looks for in his subjects.
