Based on the bestselling book "From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home" by Tembi Locke.
Stendhal syndrome is a overwhelming experience of beauty and arts creating dizziness and disorientation.
Amy's stepmother, played by Judith Scott, also played her mother in Guess Who.
Danielle Deadwyler plays the older sister of Zoe Saldana's character. In real life, Deadwyler is nearly four years younger than Saldana.