Van Grinsven said the colour blue was almost entirely removed from the film; the outside scenes had no blue skies, and it was not visible in the costumes, set design and grading. He wanted to reserve it for the scene in 'The Blue Room', where the anonymous group sex party takes place. His reasoning for excluding the colour was to explore the effect it had on the audience when a certain colour is withheld and then you are suddenly immersed in it.
Van Grinsven disclosed that Conor Leach was cast in the role of Sequin in a very unconventional way. Having no track record at filmmaking, a lot of agents and actors were reluctant to work with him. Leach had not prior film experience, but his agent sent Van Grinsven an email about Conor anyway, and he asked for an audition tape. He only watched the first two lines of Leach's tape, and said he knew "in an instant that he captured the self-awareness, quiet confidence, and the cunning energy of the character". After meeting with him in person, he was offered the role on the spot.
The film stars Conor Leach in his feature film debut.
In an interview with The Queer Review, Van Grinsven said that many of the storylines in the film were directly based on his own coming-of-age experiences, and his film was also influenced by New Queer Cinema, and the early works of Gregg Araki and Gus Van Sant.
It was filmed on location in Sydney.