What was a unique challenge you faced in making this film?

Although it was just a two-day shoot with only ten actors, it took months to get everyone to settle on those same two days. Just when we’d have dates cemented, people would suddenly remember that they had to work, or go out of town, or do something else. I had to re-cast almost all of the parts at some point due to various circumstances. And we only got to have one rehearsal. So I’d say the biggest challenge was scheduling. We also got kicked out of our first location. Get permits!

Where did the inspiration for this film come from?

Kansas Bowling and Natasha Halevi (who are both actors and producers on the film) got ahold of me awhile back and said, “Tori! We just came up with a title for a movie: ‘Swamp Women Kissing Booth’. Do you want to write and direct it?” I said yes, and based on their title, I did my best to write an all-female episode of The Monkees, which is an obsession of mine and the Bowling sisters. So the inspiration basically came from their title and The Monkees.