Before this film, Macedo wrote and directed a PSA on the Transgender Day of Remembrance.
Casting this film was very difficult. Finding a trans-man or non-binary person of color was very challenging. It was Transgender Model and Talent that introduced Macedo and Ochoa to each other.
Our Oceans was nominated for Best LGBTQ Short at the Log Angeles International Film Festival Indie Shorts Fest.
Our Oceans won Best Local Short at the Hanford Film Festival.
Our Oceans won Best Actor (Andrik Ochoa) at the Hanford Film Festival.