Breaking Upwards (2009)
'Breaking Upwards' explores a young, real-life New York couple who, four years in and battling codependency, decide to intricately strategize their own break up. Based on an actual experiment devised by director/actor Daryl Wein and actress Zoe Lister-Jones, the film loosely interprets a year in their lives exploring alternatives to monogamy, and the madness that ensues. An uncensored look at young love, lust, and the pangs of codependency, 'Breaking Upwards' follows its characters as they navigate each others' emotions across the city they love. It begs the question: is it ever possible to grow apart together?
Director:
Daryl Wein
Writers:
Zoe Lister-Jones, Daryl Wein, Peter Duchan.
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Zoe Lister-Jones as Zoe |
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Daryl Wein as Daryl |
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Julie White as Joanie |
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Andrea Martin as Helaine |
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Peter Friedman as Alan |
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LaChanze as Maggie |
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Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Dylan |
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Olivia Thirlby as Erika |
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Pablo Schreiber as Turner |
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Heather Burns as Hannah |
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Tate Ellington as Brian |
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Francis Benhamou as Lindsay |
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David Call as David |
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Sam Rosen as Jack |
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Max Jenkins as Frosh |
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Ashley Lambert as Yoga Girl |
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Charles Socarides as Nikkos |
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Michael Benjamin as Polyamorist |
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Will Frears as Will |
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Matthew Gregory as Polyamorist |
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Shira Gregory as Polyamorist |
| Directing | Daryl Wein | Director |
| Writing | Zoe Lister-Jones | Screenplay |
| Writing | Daryl Wein | Screenplay |
| Writing | Peter Duchan | Screenplay |
| Editing | Daryl Wein | Editor |
| Camera | Alexander Bergman | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Kyle Forester | Original Music Composer |
