The complete process from start to finish, including pre-production, production and post-production, took over two years. This was because, during post-production, Armen Karaoghlanian discovered - much to his surprise - that he had been accepted to USC School of Cinematic Arts, which resulted in other commitments coming up and further delaying the completion of the film.
In the original drafts of the screenplay, Christian was supposed to have a voice-over, which was to be narrated by Armen Karaoghlanian. This was to make a distinction between his thoughts and actions, a technique first used by Federico Fellini in The Bullocks (1953) and later by Martin Scorsese in Mean Streets (1973).
In the scene where Christian meets Chloe, the store's name can be briefly seen when Christian stands up after looking at the rose in the display. The name of the store is Petit Décor, which was, at the time of filming, the director's mother's private store in Los Angeles on Sunset Blvd.
The film runs just over twelve minutes in length, but over four hours of footage were shot during its production.
The only American that worked on this film was its composer, Justin K. Cox. The rest of the entire cast and crew are international, ranging from Canada and Honduras to Armenia.