Madonna Hires Gardener To Direct Film Documentary

April 28, 2008 6:57 a.m. EST

London, England (CNS) - Madonna already has director Guy Ritchie for a husband but the "Material Girl" still relied on another man in the form of her gardener to direct her new documentary.

The pop superstar has credited her employee for directing her documentary about HIV/AIDS orphans in Malawi entitled "I Am Because We Are."

She tells People magazine, "Nathan Rissman basically did everything for me. He was my gardenere. He was my carpenter. He rerouted the electricity in my house. He looked after the children. And he started making home movies of my children. And they were amazing."

Madonna asked Rissman to help her with her project after she found his works impressive.

She tells the audience at the Tribeca Film Festival, "Nathan has the ability to instill trust in people. And so many of the children started to open up to him. I've ended up with what I consider to be a very good film and a beautiful son."

For his part, Rissman tells the magazine he still can't believe he had been given the honor of directing the film. He says, "I have to pinch myself all the time."