Laurie Calvert spent an entire summer in character for 'Zel' during the lead up to principle photography, the crew did not meet Calvert as himself until the wrap party.
Laurie spent the whole shoot deep in character, Director Adam Morse instructed the crew to only address Calvert by his character's name 'Zel.
Laurie moved into the home of Director Adam Morse to prepare for the role of Zel, he isolated himself from family/friends and turned his phone onto "Do not Disturb" mode for a month so that he could get inside the head of a depressed introvert.
Laurie spent the whole shoot deep in character, Director Adam Morse instructed the crew to only address Calvert by his character's name 'Zel.
Laurie moved into the home of Director Adam Morse to prepare for the role of Zel, he isolated himself from family/friends and turned his phone onto "Do not Disturb" mode for a month so that he could get inside the head of a depressed introvert.
Laurie Calvert (Zel) began keeping his own dream journal during production.
Elliot and Zel's apartments are actually the same apartment, Production Designer Niina Topp redecorated the set overnight to make the location appear different to viewers.
Adam Morse spent over two years developing the screenplay and began work on the script immediately after completing principle photography on his award winning debut short film The Window (2014).
The script is largely based on the life of Writer/Director Adam Morse.