where was hell or high water filmed at
Hell or High Water (film) Although the film's plot takes place in West Texas, filming took place in Eastern New Mexico. Principal photography on the film began on May 26, 2015, in Clovis, New Mexico.[12][13] Filming also took place in other New Mexico communities such as Portales and Tucumcari.[14][15][16] Some rural scenes were filmed in the vast and sparsely populated ranch country of Quay and Guadalupe counties of New Mexico, including scenic shots of Alamogordo Valley south of Luciano Mesa.