2009 Festival Film Breaking Upwards
Runtime: 88min
Rated: Parental Advisory Suggested
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Category: Narrative Feature
Synopsis: BREAKING UPWARDS explores a young, real-life New York couple who, 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. The film features a talented cast including Julie White (TRANSFORMERS), Andrea Martin (SCTV), and Olivia Thirlby (JUNO) in a fresh, new look at love, lust and the pangs of codependency.
Director: Daryl Wein
Writer: Daryl Wein, Zoe Lister-Jones, Peter Duchan
Producer: Daryl Wein, Zoe Lister-Jones
Starring: Daryl Wein, Zoe Lister-Jones, Olivia Thirlby, Julie White, Peter Friedman, Andrea Martin, Pablo Schreiber, Ebon Moss Bachrach, Heather Burns, Sam Rosen, La Chanze, Tate Ellington
Film Notes: This film is to be followed by a Q & A with the filmmakers. Features original music by composer Kyle Forester (Crystal Stilts, Ladybug Transistor). Also, check out our blog for the BREAKING UPWARDS rap video starring Olivia Thirlby. And guns.
2009, USA, English, Color
Show Times
Venue: FSU Student Life Cinema
Wednesday, April 15th: 9:45 PM
Saturday, April 18th: 4:30 PM
