 The final film was edited together from more than 60 hours of footage.The film premiered in March, 2006 at the "Cinequest Film Festival", presented in April 2006 at the "Boston Independent Film Festival", and released in Los Angeles on May 11, 2007, playing at the Nuart Theatre and in more cities in subsequent weeks.The film begins by stating that 50 percent of teachers quit within their first three years on the job.