- All the deaf characters are played by deaf actors... which means I had to learn sign language to direct the movie!
- The movie is 1/3 in sign language and 2/3 in English, which is why there are subtitles throughout, so that deaf and hearing audiences can watch the movie together.
- Russell Harvard (who plays Matt), played Daniel Day Lewis' son in There Will Be Blood
- Shoshannah Stern (who plays Kristi) was Bonnie on Jericho, and a prominent figure in the first season of Weeds
- UFC Fighter Rich Franklin who plays one of Matt's wrestling coaches, actually fought and beat Matt Hamill IN 2008
- Mark Hamill (of Luke Skywalker fame) is not in the movie
The movie is the true story of Deaf UFC Fighter, Matt Hamill. The captions are provided so that hearing and deaf audiences can experience the film together.