what Taylor does so beautifully is that he can upend something that's intentionally made to be

a negative like snake skin cowboy, which is obviously that its intention is to put out there a

negative message. And he just turns it on its side and turns it into something that's so

beautiful about human connection and human relationships into something that's so beautiful about human connection and human

relationships. And that's a beautiful metaphor about, brought to you by the Director's Guild of America.

In this episode, directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman

chronicle a live concert reframing years of U.S. history in Taylor Mack's 24-decade history

of popular music. Screened as part of the DGA's documentary series, the film captures the drag

star's exuberant, blatantly gay 24-hour musical performance,

featuring skilled performers, creative costumes, and the American myth recounted through

sailors ditties, disco, and sugary pop numbers.

Epstein and Friedman's other directorial credits include the documentary features, Linda Ronstadt,

The Sound of My Voice,

the United States of Pride, the Celluloid Closet, the Times of Harvey Milk, and Common Threads,

stories from the quilt, as well as the features Howell and Lovelace.

Following the documentary series screening of the film at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles,

Epstein and Friedman, along with performer Taylor Mack, spoke with director Andi Tamona about the film.

Listen on for their conversation.

First of all, congratulations.

On an incredible feat.

Two incredible feats.

Taylor, your incredible feat of making this unbelievable performance happen.

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