For the one film that we were pretty much promised that there would not be a sequel, we got a sequel.

So sometimes we really can have nice things.

Howdy, I'm Jeff Goldsmith, and this is the Q&A.

My agenda is simple.

Each week, I plan to bring you in-depth insight into the creative process of storytelling.

Folks, Borat subsequent movie film, it was fantastic.

And I was so happy that a sequel was made.

This is such a great conversation today with, with co-writers Antines and Peter Bainham. And they

talked about everything about writing it, but also the first movie as well. And, you know,

the movie came out at a time in 2020 when God, did we need a laugh.

We really, really did. And I don't think people realize how hard it is, not just to go through

the production of one of these films, but to map out the conversations that needed to be mapped

out and the variance of the conversations that needed to be mapped out and the

variance of the conversations that needed to be mapped out to make this film as good as it was.

So there's a lot of credit that really deservedly does go to the writers.

And I am extremely happy to have Ant and Peter in the screening series and, you know, in our, in our little,

our Zoom cast, because we can't do screenings right now. But in the screening series and, you know, in our in our little, our Zoom cast,

because we can't do screenings right now, but in the Zoom cast and podcast, you know, if you have not noticed this at all, I started a YouTube channel for Backstory Magazine during the

pandemic so that you could see these Zoom interviews if you want to watch us talk because

everybody knows watching people

talk is more exciting than just listening to people talk. So of course the podcast is still in

Spotify and iTunes. But if you want to watch us, of course you could go over to the Backstory

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