On Tuesday, February 2, the DGA Latino Committee hosted a Q&A with director Kenny Ortega (High School Musical) following a special screening of his acclaimed documentary This Is It in the Guild's Los Angeles theatre.

After an introduction by Latino Committee Co-Chair Betty Kaplan (One Hot Summer), Ortega talked about his work, the use of dance in film, and how he went about creating the documentary This Is It, a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the world of pop singer Michael Jackson who was in preparation for a series of sold-out shows in London before his untimely death in 2009. The discussion was moderated by Maria Jimenez Henley, the 2010 Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award-winning Stage Manager who was a dancer in the iconic film West Side Story.