Heartbreak was conceived and produced in response to the call for the inaugural #TIFFxInstagram Shorts Festival. The 60 second film is a tribute to Black women and the difficulty of raising Black children (particularly boys) in our society. The idea for the film sprung from the filmmaker's despair at the shooting of Black men and the chaos that ensued during the week the short film competition was announced. The film was one of 30 finalists selected amongst over 1700 submissions by a team of Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) programmers. Members of the final jury included Ava Duvernay, Xavier Dolan and James Franco.