Kelvin Harrison Jr. actually wrote a paper on Frantz Fanon as part of his research for the role; Octavia Spencer then graded it, and that paper is the one seen onscreen.
A gun shot sounds every time Luce closes his locker.
There is purposefully no red or warm tones used in the film's costume design
Director Julius Onah had the movie's premiere at the Sundance Film Festival projected from a 35mm release print instead of digitally.