Casey went through more than a whole pack of real American Spirit yellows during the shoot, having to buy more at a nearby convenience store because there were no fake cigarettes available.
The office scene was filmed in one night and the outdoor scene was filmed the next day.
Both Sam Casey and Riley Downes were not students at the school at the time the movie was filmed-- they had both left it at the end of the previous school year and the previous semester, respectively.
This was written and produced upon the announcement of Santa Fe University of Art and Design closing its doors to new students during the last part of the spring semester in 2017. They filmed this movie in an abandoned dormitory in this school, all cast and crew having attended the university. It went on to win the Best Sophomore Student Film Award.