The man who buys drugs from Brian shortly before the arrest is played by Brandon Bautista. Bautista played Brian in the original "Some Are Born" short film when he was in college.
In the scene when DJ buys drugs in Brian's apartment, the book that Brian is reading is "American Salvage" by Bonnie Jo Campbell. The book is a collection of short stories, most notably containing "The Solutions to Brian's Problem," which was adapted by director Bret Miller in 2011.
Many members of the crew also doubled as extras. Both First Assistant Director Steve Vavro and Production Manager Victor Lord had fairly large roles as Geoff and DJ, respectively.
The script was originally written around 2000 as a short film. It was reworked into a feature around 2002, and was shelved until 2012. At that time, Director Bret Miller approached Writer Bill Vincent about producing the film.
Many members of the crew were classmates at Michigan State University. Principle Photography began two days after their commencement ceremony had concluded.