Sony could have $50 million and a sound stage and A-list actors and never make the same film. The constraints on this film became the essence of this film, became the power of this film.

After the premier screening at Sundance and the subsequent hype of the film Leonard found himself in the spotlight appearing in magazine covers and getting roles for other movies. When he was six he was convinced by his father to appear in plays like Life With Father. After teaching poor children in Puebla working as a gardener and hiking through the jungles of Central and South America Leonard returned to the U.