Actor O'daine Clarke was so convincing as a Coaster Bus Conductor that some pedestrians in Half-Way-Tree actually walked on to his Coaster Bus during filming.
Actress Shanique Brown was so dedicated to her role as Julia that she opted to re-immerse herself in Kingston's public transportation system for a full week before filming.
During their Half-Way-Tree scenes, actors O'daine Clarke and Shanique Brown (Julia) were so realistic that a bystander had attempted to intervene when the O'daine's character had grabbed Julia.
This City of Mine is one of five short films that is a result of selected treatments for the JAFTA Propella script-to-screen competition that was put on by the Jamaica Film and Television Association (JAFTA) in association with the C.H.A.S.E. Fund and JAMPRO.