
Feature film — 2009
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?
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Director: Daryl Wein
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Cast & crew

Zoe Lister-Jones
Zoe

Daryl Wein
Daryl

Julie White
Joanie

Andrea Martin
Helaine

Peter Friedman
Alan

LaChanze
Maggie

Ebon Moss-Bachrach
Dylan

Olivia Thirlby
Erika

Pablo Schreiber
Turner

Heather Burns
Hannah

Tate Ellington
Brian

Francis Benhamou
Lindsay
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