There are only about 88 shots in this film. More than half of them are in the last twenty minutes.
Much of the film was improvised.
Almost all the kids in this film are non-actors, and their real first names are used.
The movie was shot at Whitaker Middle School (formerly Adams High School) in Portland, OR. The school was shut down at the time, due to asbestos and black mold. The building was torn down in 2007.
Most of the shots in the movie are very long and Steadicam-based. The shot of the three girls walking through the cafeteria is 5 minutes and 19 seconds long.