One of the hardest parts was interviewing the students and hearing their heartbreaking stories. We also had trouble initially convincing people we were serious filmmakers at the age of 20.
Oprah is one of the most respected people in the world. I think her attention to this school will make a monumental difference both for the school as well as the issues they face there.
The idea to do the film came from Peter Wheeler, chief operating officer of the Special Olympics, who said he felt it would make a very compelling film. He and Charlie flew over in May 2003 to investigate. Charlie then called me at 4 a.m. one night to say we had to go back to make that film.
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