Screenplay based on the personal experiences of writer/actor/producer Beau Martin Williams and co-creator/actor/producer Matt Funke.
The film was originally titled "The Option Arm", named after a risky type of loan, partially blamed for the global economic collapse in 2007.
In order to maintain creative control, Beau Martin Williams and Matt Funke financed the film themselves independently.
Trai Byers was cast only days before production, with a last second audition shot by the director on his phone.
The lead actors used their own homes for several of the film's locations.