Breaking Upwards

Breaking Upwards is a 2009 American romance film by Daryl Wein[1] with Zoe Lister-Jones, Peter Duchan and Sheena Lister. It explores a young, real-life New York couple battling codependency who intricately strategize their own break up. Cited as an example of independent film industry sweat equity.[2] The film was shot in Manhattan and Brooklyn on a ~$15,000 budget. It premiered at the SXSW Film Festival[3] and opened in theatres in New York City on April 2, 2010.

Breaking Upwards
Directed byDaryl Wein
Produced byPeter Duchan
Daryl Wein
Zoe Lister Jones
Sheena Lister (Line Producer)
Written byPeter Duchan
Zoe Lister Jones
Daryl Wein
StarringZoe Lister Jones
Daryl Wein
Julie White
Andrea Martin
Peter Friedman
LaChanze
Ebon Moss-Bachrach
Olivia Thirlby
Pablo Schreiber
Heather Burns
Music byKyle Forester
CinematographyAlex Bergman
Edited byDaryl Wein
Distributed byIFC Films (2010) (USA) (all media)
Sacher Film (2009) (Italy) (theatrical)
Release date
  • March 2009 (2009-03) (SXSW)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cast

Festival screenings
  • South by Southwest Film Festival (USA; March 2009)
  • Brooklyn International Film Festival (USA; June 5, 2009)
  • Athens Film Festival (under title, Doseis horismou) (Greece; September 19, 2009)
  • Titanic International Filmpresence Festival (under title, Szép kis szakítás) (Hungary; April 11, 2010)
  • Leiden International Film Festival (Netherlands; October 26, 2010)

References
  1. "Breaking Upwards official site". Archived from the original on 2012-07-05. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
  2. "Sweat Equity, the Movie", The New York Times, March 26, 2010
  3. SXSW Review: Breaking Upwards


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