Miles reveals to Sara that his mother has died. Although he does not say how she passed away, he is wearing a pink ribbon symbol during the opening race, implying her death was from breast cancer.
The film is based on the proof-of-concept short film Miles (2015) by writer/director Oliver Daly. The short film was funded via Kickstarter campaign that began in 2014, with 190 backers.
In August 2016, singer Becky G announced that she would be joining the cast as "Sara." Actor Alex MacNicoll (Transparent (2014)) was cast in the film in October 2016, joining Alex Neustaedter.
The film was released despite its financing and production company Global Road Entertainment being taken over by its lenders.
Production began in 2015 when writer/director Oliver Daly began reworking his short film "Miles" into a feature-length film. David S. Goyer joined the project as producer through his Phantom Four banner alongside Kevin Turen. Lakeshore Entertainment joined Phantom Four to produce the film, which began principal photography in 2016. Global Road Entertainment (formerly Open Road) joined Lakeshore Entertainment to co-produce and co-finance the project.