In September 1997, some location scouts came into Greenwood looking for a place to make a movie. They thought that our old buildings and 'look' were what they were searching for.

In November, the preparations began to transform landlocked Greenwood, BC, at 750m (2454 ft) in elevation, into a fishing village called Amity Harbor, Washington. 

Preparations, construction and painting took 3 months to get the set right. Many local people were employed as security and labourers before the shooting even began in February 1998. The production company also hired many extras locally as they needed a lot of Japanese extras, so our local citizens called friends and family to come in and play a part in this motion picture. Many scenes were filmed in winter to depict a snowstorm hitting the west coast during the courtroom drama.