Eva Victor shadowed Jane Schoenbrun on the set of I Saw the TV Glow (2024) to prepare for directing this film.
Producer Barry Jenkins first met Eva Victor after following her on Instagram. Victor later followed him back, with Jenkins later messaging her saying she can send over scripts to his production company Pastel if she ever writes anything. Victor later said that Jenkins saw her as a director before she even saw herself as one, since he later added that her comedic work on social media is directing, even if she didn't see it as that.
The director of photography, Mia Cioffi Henry, was actually in the trunk of the car while shooting the entire scene of Agnes driving.
The entire feature was filmed over the course of two days in Massachusetts.
Post-production for the film happened close to where मुफ़ासा: द लायन किंग (2024) was being worked on in post-production, so Barry Jenkins was present during much of the editing process.