The film Tumbledown (2015) was primarily shot in Massachusetts, despite being set in Maine. Key filming locations included:
- New England Studios soundstage in Devens, Massachusetts, which was the first production to use this studio for office space and soundstage filming.
- Various Massachusetts towns such as Concord, Princeton, Groton, Shirley, and Stow. Concord was used extensively to replicate the look of downtown Farmington, Maine, with local signs and storefronts adapted for the film.
- Specific sites like Parker II Cemetery and Upper Merriam Road in Princeton, a privately owned cabin in Groton, KJ's Airport Diner in Shirley, and a boutique store in Concord.
- Some establishing shots of Tumbledown Mountain and Webb Lake in Maine were included briefly to evoke the setting, but the bulk of filming was done in Massachusetts due to better tax incentives and budget considerations
Although the filmmakers initially aimed to shoot in Maine to capture the authentic feel of the story’s setting, financial and logistical factors led them to choose Massachusetts as the primary filming location.
