John Bickley

You know, I wanted to say Georgia and I had a truly remarkable time at the premiere here in Nashville earlier this week, and we came away with a lot of questions we wanted to ask you. First, Jake, this is a sequel in effect for those who maybe haven't had the opportunity to see the film that preceded this one, Brothers at War.

You know, I wanted to say Georgia and I had a truly remarkable time at the premiere here in Nashville earlier this week, and we came away with a lot of questions we wanted to ask you. First, Jake, this is a sequel in effect for those who maybe haven't had the opportunity to see the film that preceded this one, Brothers at War.

You've been documenting this group of men, your brothers and more, for decades now. How did these documentaries come about?

You've been documenting this group of men, your brothers and more, for decades now. How did these documentaries come about?

Wow. Now, Gary, you obviously know exactly what makes for successful storytelling. Why did this particular project, Brothers After War, appeal to you so much?

Wow. Now, Gary, you obviously know exactly what makes for successful storytelling. Why did this particular project, Brothers After War, appeal to you so much?

It really struck me as you're seeing a complete three-dimensional person as you get to know each of the heroes that you highlight in this. These are real people that struggle with real things. The sense that we get two decades of insight into some of these guys. It really fleshes it out for you. It's very real. And I wanted to talk about that.

It really struck me as you're seeing a complete three-dimensional person as you get to know each of the heroes that you highlight in this. These are real people that struggle with real things. The sense that we get two decades of insight into some of these guys. It really fleshes it out for you. It's very real. And I wanted to talk about that.

The workshops that you've done appear to have helped shape this film. There were questions and answers after the premiere this week that even got very, very emotional, pretty raw at times. And you could feel the workshop mode taking over in some ways. Jake, I know that you run these. How did that help?

The workshops that you've done appear to have helped shape this film. There were questions and answers after the premiere this week that even got very, very emotional, pretty raw at times. And you could feel the workshop mode taking over in some ways. Jake, I know that you run these. How did that help?

How did working with a lot of soldiers coming home, becoming civilians, working through that process, how did it help shape this film?

How did working with a lot of soldiers coming home, becoming civilians, working through that process, how did it help shape this film?

Literally, yeah.

Literally, yeah.

You know, I wanted to stress that suicide does come up in this film. And Jake, you cited some statistics in the Q&A that are just utterly shocking. Anybody that's looked at it, it's actually hard to believe. But this is not a sob story for all of these, again, heroes.

You know, I wanted to stress that suicide does come up in this film. And Jake, you cited some statistics in the Q&A that are just utterly shocking. Anybody that's looked at it, it's actually hard to believe. But this is not a sob story for all of these, again, heroes.

There's a lot of victory, a lot of what we're actually witnessing in the film is all of them figuring out ways to deal with, to address these very traumatic things that they've gone through and make the transition and move on from them. And Gary, your foundation is driven by a lot of hope for our veterans, that it's not a tragedy we're dealing with.

There's a lot of victory, a lot of what we're actually witnessing in the film is all of them figuring out ways to deal with, to address these very traumatic things that they've gone through and make the transition and move on from them. And Gary, your foundation is driven by a lot of hope for our veterans, that it's not a tragedy we're dealing with.

These are a bunch of people that are the bravest, the most important members of society. They need some support, but they can and do amazing things when they come back. Can you speak to that some?

These are a bunch of people that are the bravest, the most important members of society. They need some support, but they can and do amazing things when they come back. Can you speak to that some?