- Hechtman originally intended I Am Here (2016) to be an experiment in preparation for his studies in the Film and Media Program at the Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC before seeing its potential to enjoy a film festival run.
- Hechtman served as resident videographer for East Meadow High School from 2013-2015. The videos he shot of the school's sporting events, fall/spring plays and musicals and concert performances can be viewed on his YouTube channel.
- He was born on April 26, 1997 to Meryl Hechtman and Alan Hechtman, who worked for the Wantagh-Levittown Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
- Some of the movies that he enjoys watching include E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Les Misérables (2012), the Star Wars and Indiana Jones movies, Superman (1978), La La Land (2016), It's a Wonderful Life (1946), The Sound of Music (1965), West Side Story (2021) and The Ten Commandments (1956) to name a few. He's also a fan of almost every Disney movie.
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