The mean temperature during God Forgive Us's primary shoot was -5 with a wind-chill, on average, of -20. A majority of the shoot took place outdoors.
God Forgive Us was originally shot as a short film in November 2013. When the film had critical success among private screenings, Director (Bachochin), Producer (Downs) and Executive Producer (Thomas Downs) decided to expand the film into a feature.