Actress Kathleen Kuhn did draw a picture of a house in Topanga after a meditation in the middle of the pandemic in her apartment in Brooklyn she lived in for 10 years. This story tracks much of her real life inspiration with some embellishments.
Actresses Kathleen Kuhn and Sulai Lopez wanted to collaborate on something before Sulai left town for several months. The inspiration for the film, script and shoot came together in 1 week and was all filmed the day before Sulai moved.
Not having an AC in a metal trailer-house with skylights over the summer in Topanga had actress/writer Kathleen Kuhn in her car with the AC on with a friend who was visiting mid-day for a photo shoot at her quaint cabin (built onto trailer) in Topanga when both of them had chills from the heat and it was getting worrisome. She was about to move in a week and her friend asked her if the next place had AC. Within a couple of days, the idea/script for this short was born.