- My Teacher, known under the working title The Teacher, was directed by Paul Soriano under Tincan and Ten17P.
- The story was written by Soriano’s wife and co-star Toni Gonzaga. Gonzaga wanted to produce a film tackling about teachers, using The Intern Blind Side as inspiration for My Teacher. They also looked into stories of senior citizens returning back to school for the film’s concept.
- Gonzaga has previously featured an elder who was a high school drop-out continuing their studies in her talk show Toni Talks.
- The team wanted to explore on how an elderly person in school dealing with their younger classmates who are more tech-savy. Production also had to deal with constraints caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- My Teacher premiered in cinemas in the Philippines on December 25, 2022 as one of the eight entries of the 2022 Metro Manila Film Festival.