The film was made in 48-hours (from writing, to shooting, to editing) for the 2018 Toronto 48-Hour Film Project competition. As per the competition, certain required elements are only known at the beginning of the 48-hour window. Those required elements are: GENRE (time-travel); CHARACTER (Riley Ludwig, door-to-door salesperson); PROP (head band); and DIALOGUE ("In another life, if you're lucky"). All competing teams share the same required elements except for GENRE, which each team pick out randomly.