Both Koszulinski and Goldberger grew up less than thirty miles from Immokalee, Florida.
Koszulinski decided against the use of tripods during filming, citing their inability to create an intimate relationship between the camera and its environment.
A segment of "Cracker Crazy: Invisible Histories of the Sunshine State" focuses on the town of Immokalee, Florida. It was during the production of this segment that Koszulinski decided to return to Immokalee for a more in-depth study of the town.
The word "Immokalee" comes from the Seminole dialect and translates to "my home," or more accurately, "my cage."