k.d. lang admitted in later interviews that the experience of filming in Alaska informed the inspiration of her album "Ingenue", generally considered to be her finest work.
Temperatures would often dip as low as -42 degrees. The cameras would have to be draped in furs and heated with blow dryers to stop them from freezing.
The films title takes its name from the endless jars of preserved berries that line the walls of Roswitha's bedroom.
After k.d. lang had asked Percy Adlon to direct a music video for her, ("So in Love" for the AIDS-benefit Red Hot + Blue compilation album) he wrote the script of "Salmonberries" especially for her.