Director Julie Taymor talks about what went into the making of Across the Universe. - photo by Hilary Steffens

On Thursday, October 11, the Los Angeles DGA membership were treated to Director Julie Taymor’s new film Across the Universe. The film is a romantic musical of star-crossed lovers told through numerous Beatles songs set against the turbulent backdrop of the 1960s. Immediately following the screening, the DGA Women’s Steering Committee hosted a discussion with Award-winning Director Taymor (Frida, Titus, and the Broadway smash hit musical The Lion King) about the making of the film, moderated by DGA Third Vice President Taylor Hackford (Ray).

Taymor and moderator Taylor Hackford discuss her new film