The first cut of the movie was around 3 hours long. It was then cut down to around 2 hours.
The film was shot over three years, beginning when the main actress, Jane Ackerman, was 14 and ending when she was 17. The filming took so long because Ackerman was focused on school.
Because the film had little to no budget, the film crew and actors were catered to by local restaurants when shooting.