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Q | Season 5 | Aug 13, 2012 | 18:19

"The Queen of Versailles" director Lauren Greenfield in Studio Q

Acclaimed photographer and documentarian, Lauren Greenfield, visits Studio Q to tell the story of discovering the family that became the centre of "The Queen of Versailles" and what the film expresses about the American dream.

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