Mike Ortiz is not a trained actor. In fact, it was a last minute decision for Miguel Ortiz to cast his own father as the Character Pops. Miguel knew his father could play the part since the character was based on Mike Ortiz.
The last scene of the film was shot 16 months after principal photography wrapped. Being unhappy with the original last scene, Miguel Ortiz decided to re-shoot the final scene when the production raised enough funds to complete the movie.
The hardest part of the production was the commitment of animators. The film went through 2 animators before finally reaching Daniel Napoli. The original animator dropped out due to the scale and of the project and the second animator failed to show within the agreed contract after raising $5,000 through Indigogo. When Napoli was approached with the project he showed complete enthusiasm and professionalism. Additional money had to be raised in order to complete the animation.