Writer and director, Angel Rosa, often compares Only Moments to a "dynamic painting". He purposely left the dialogue minimal and vague in order to keep focus on the more important, allegorical themes, such as the often fragile state of human relationships, and the fleeting nature of time.
Over two dozen clocks were collected to be used as background elements throughout the film. In the patio scene there are at least half a dozen clocks strategically placed, some obvious, some not so much.
Rosa was originally inspired to write Only Moments while listening to France Gall's track from 1967, "Boom Boom". An unsuccessful attempt was made to secure usage rights for the short film. Queries sent off to France Gall's agents in France were never returned.
The figure of an old man Rosa calls "Father Time" makes a cameo appearance in the form of a portrait painting that Rosa found at a local thrift shop. Look for the old man in the painting with his hands clasped during a very powerful scene in the film.