Breaking Upwards
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| Directed by | Daryl Wein |
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| Cinematography | Alex Bergman |
| Edited by | Daryl Wein |
| Music by | Kyle Forester |
Production company | Mister Lister |
| Distributed by | IFC Films |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $15,000 |
| Box office | $77,389 (United States) |
Breaking Upwards is a 2009 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Daryl Wein, starring Zoe Lister-Jones, Wein, Julie White, Peter Friedman, Andrea Martin, and Pablo Schreiber. It explores a 20-something, real-life New York couple battling codependency who intricately strategize their own break-up. Cited as an example of independent film industry sweat equity, the film was shot in Manhattan and Brooklyn on a $15,000 budget. It premiered at the SXSW Film Festival on March 14, 2009, and was released simultaneously at New York City's IFC Center and via video on demand on April 2, 2010.