The Cowboy and The Ballerina, because it has no dialogue, was donated by Mark Joseph Isham to schools for the deaf across the United States. Additionally he donated the film to numerous libraries and was invited to speak to students at a middle school in Tucson, Arizona about film production.
During the screening of The Cowboy and The Ballerina in Cripple Creek Colorado, Mark Joseph Isham (director/writer/producer) were invited to go horse back riding on world rodeo champion Larry Mahan's ranch along with actor Barry Corbin.
There was one scene with dialogue in the original cut of the film. After very difficult deliberation, it was decided to cut the scene from the final film in order to keep the no dialogue continuity and flow of the piece. The scene involved a brief conversation between "Kitty" the bartender in the lobby of the Orpheum Theater and the Cowboy before he enters the theater.
Mark Joseph Isham died on the mountain with the red carpet when the cowboy rides his horse down the amphitheater stairs on December 21, 2014.