The film portrays two lovers, separated not only by distance but by circumstances: Russia's anti-gay laws and mainstream homophobia make this an almost forbidden love.

In 2020, Vladimir Putin changed the Russian constitution to ban same-sex marriage with an amendment that defines marriage as between a man and woman. 77% of the country’s population supported the change. A Gay Propaganda law passed in 2013 actively functions in Russia. It criminalises representations of LGBTQIA+ community and their relationships, supposedly to protect children from being exposed to homosexuality. It has also encouraged a wave of hate crimes that continue to this day. In 2021 the LGBTQIA+ Network Russia was labeled as "Foreign agent" by the government, essentially naming the organization government's enemy. One year on from the constitutional change, this film was released to challenge these offensive portrayals of same-sex relationship. By making and releasing the film as an anti-homophobic project, portraying a gay relationship between Russian and Ukrainian artists, we took the risk of essentially breaking the Gay Propaganda law.

Editing was aimed at creating the feeling of the characters being separated, yet still together at the same time. The viewer is supposed to be captured by one single dance, one choreography — which actually was performed by the dancers in different locations. We used a 4:3 aspect ratio to help portray the isolation between the actors, and 2.35 aspect ratio for the black void to portray freedom and unity.