So the truth is, we're going to talk about Bruno today, and there's absolutely nothing you could do about it.

How about that?

Howdy.

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

My agenda is simple.

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

And folks, yes, we're going to talk about Bruno.

Of course, we're going to talk about Bruno.

We have to talk about Bruno. Of course we're going to talk about Bruno. We have to talk about Bruno. But the people I'm going to talk about Bruno with are quite interesting themselves, by the way, because today's guests include writer-director, Jared Bush, director, Byron Howard, and writer-co-director, Cherise Castro Smith. And of course, I love Enkanto, so this was an absolutely great

conversation to have. Encanto has been nominated for three Oscars. And I got to tell you, we did this

interview that you're about to hear as a virtual screening. And we had people from all over the

world able to tune in, watch the entire movie first, and then see the

Q&A and do it at their leisure. They had like 48 hours to watch it. So if you ever want to be a part

of our virtual screenings, I completely invite you to, you could sign up for free at backstory.net

slash events. And the virtual events themselves are also free. So it's kind of a win-win. But look, Jared,

Byron, and Cherise were all very forthcoming about their creative process and what it took

to get incontal made so I know you'll dig this episode. And speaking of things to dig, I hope you

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