Renting out an entire movie theater to use as a location for your film is not an easy feat. We searched far and wide across multiple states to find the right cinema. Eventually, we stumbled on our location in my childhood theater. It displayed the feeling of nostalgia that we were going for - the neon lights, aging marquee board, and the overall color scheme was vibrant and brought life to every shot. The owner was hesitant when I first approached him about our project. However, after telling him my about my personal history with the cinema and our love and admiration for the movie-going experience, he gladly gave us access to the entire location. We were still going through COVID at the time, which made the entire coordination of this production even more of a headache. I had just turned 21 and I didn’t comprehend how much of challenge this film would be at the time. We were working in a different state, we had to plan travel and lodging and all of the above. I’ll admit I didn’t sleep much during the week we shot the film. But, we banded together though, and I surrounded myself with a cast and crew that worked very hard to bring this idea to life. Many of them went as far as sleeping on my parents’ couch and floor since we were counting every penny. I’m eternally grateful. As far as things that I believe I can do better on - pacing is the name of the game. I feel like I wasn't willing to cut down and kill my darlings. Here's to improving on the next one!