Director Joel Potrykus used the film as an experiment to see if the audience could care for a character, whom they have just been introduced to, in the middle of a mental breakdown.
Director Joel Potrykus has stated that his family history of schizophrenia is directly represented in Sean.
During production, director Joel Potrykus told lead actor Ty Hickson that his acting should be like playing jazz. Once Potrykus explained this to Hickson, they were on the same page. Potrykus believes that the most important trait an actor can have for his movies is "rhythm".
In a Q&A for the film, director Potrykus said the stones Sean throws represent each of his "heavy sins". He casts them out in his confessional. This is a reference to the movie Il Demonio (1963).
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