Troubleshooting is our newest short film - a dark comedy written by the films' director, Charlie Queen, and one of its stars, Andy Farmer. The movie was filmed over four days in May 2023, deep in the California desert with a microbudget of $16,000. The production was slated to be shot in the forests of Southern Illinois during the bleak February weather, but was cancelled last minute due to mechanical problems with the grip truck. A risky last minute decision was made to pivot the production to the desert outside of San Diego, ultimately salvaging the production and completely changing the context and look of the movie.