Trivia

Despite its $100,000 budget, the vast majority of the film is shot in only two locations.

Mental health data regarding first responders:

• 85% of first responders have experienced mental health issues
• First responders are at a higher risk for mental health conditions.
• First responders are 5x more likely to experience depression and PTSD.
• Police and firefighters are more likely to die by suicide than in the line of duty.

In order to tell the story accurately, the film spent more than three year in pre-production development.

Approximately 70% of first responders say mental health services are rarely utilized, because:

• 57% fear negative repercussions for seeking help.
• 40% fear being demoted or fired.

Four of the firefighters in the film are not professional actors, but active members of the Shelby County Fire Department, the agency spotlighted in the film.