The festival marked the return of the Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival after a four year hiatus for COVID-19.
Although the filmmakers had not been given explicit permission to film the festival, they did so anyways. They sneaked in cameras that met the festival requirements (non-detachable lens cameras) and brought incognito microphones to record sound.
Director Ethan Johnson sought to create "a Monterey Pop for our generation" with this film.