The film was set in 1995, two years after the decriminalization of homosexuality in The Republic of Ireland.
Lola Petticrew and Fionn O'Shea became such best friends through the audition chemistry test and film shoot, that they ended up isolating together during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Director David Freyne returned to his hometown to shoot this film, which included his family being extras.
They filmed in County Kildare, Ireland, including the military base there, which rarely grants access (one of the last films to be shot there was Braveheart - Cuore impavido (1995)). They also filmed in Dublin, Ireland.
Director David Freyne originally planned to make this film his first feature (then titled "Beards") but the financing didn't happen in time, and he moved on to shoot The Cured (2017) first, and then came back to "Dating Amber" when the financing was in place.