He's done everything by faith, luck, talent, perseverance and perhaps a little stupidity.  Much of which he wrote and directed into Greencastle, in which he plays the lead, Poitier, a black man living in Greencastle PA, who's a single father and just kinda out of sync with life.  He earns his living working at a pet store, while attending a 2 year online program to earn a certificate in animal care.