This marks Jim Watson's debut as a director and writer. It is also the first production under he and Kyle Mac's company Same Canoe Productions.
A Northern Song was entirely funded by an Indiegogo campaign and the kindness and donation of time of many different artists.
Jim Watson and Kyle Mac played brothers on Netflix's Between and then later played fraternal twins in the feature film Buckout Road.
The majority of locations were shot on Jim Watson's parents lodge Cedar Gables in Bonfield, Ontario, Canada. It was nicknamed "The Resort".