Bakerhadbeenplanningtomakeafilmaboutthisperiodinhislife(he’scleannow,thoughdidadmitheenjoyshisTHC),butunfortunately,itfellthroughduringtheCOVID-19pandemic. Describingtheproject,Bakersaid,“ItwasmytacklingofthatworldanditwasaboutdruguseractivismupinVancouverbecauseitactuallymademe—Ithinkgoingthroughit—understandaninsider’spointofviewofthatandknowthatthesearen’tevilpeople,thesearepeoplewhounfortunatelyarejuststuckinactiveaddiction.” Bakerexplainedhow,likesexwork,druguseandthedrugtradearefartoostigmatized,especiallyinAmericaandheviewsthatas“incrediblyunfair,”especiallybecausemostpeoplefacingactiveaddictionwouldmuchratherbeclean.Headmittedthatthedecadehespentdoingheroinsethimbehindmanyofthefilmmakersviewedashispeers. “I’m10yearsolderthantheSafdies,I’m10yearsolderthanBarryJenkinsandChloéZhao,”saidBaker.“It’sbecauseIwas10yearsdoingheroininNewYorkbymyselfandit’ssomethingthatIdon’trecommend.It’snotgoodforfilmmaking.”