The film had its official premiere in Alice Tully Hall[REF] at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City[REF] on January 19, 2011 [REF].
In a 2012 interview, Bilheimer said that he considered A Closer Walk and Not My Life to be the first two installments in a trilogy; he intended to make an environmental film called Take Me Home as the third installment [REF].