Rodrigo Garcia, director and executive producer of HBO's "In Treatment," discusses the background of the character Sophie, an anorexic teenage gymnast played by Mia Wasikowska.

Garcia spoke during a panel discussion that was part of a day-long conference at UCLA on the Israeli television show "Be-Tipul" and the U.S. version "In Treatment." The conference was sponsored by the Israel Studies Program, the School of Theater, Film and Television, and UCLA School of Law Entertainment and Media Law and Policy Program, in cooperation with Home Box Office.