The movie was shot over 20 days on weekends spread across 5 months, since the cast and crew were working for free and were pursuing daytime jobs during the week.
To capture one of the crucial moments in the movie, the director, the lead actor and the DOP shot the scene at 7.00 AM on Christmas day, which meant that there was no necessity to shut off roads to get the shot.
Benji (the editor) sold off his car and computer, so that he could buy an air ticket to come to New Zealand to edit the movie