Breaking Upwards

Breaking Upwards is a 2009 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Daryl Wein,[2] 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.[3] It premiered at the SXSW Film Festival on March 14, 2009,[4] and was released simultaneously at New York City's IFC Center and via video on demand on April 2, 2010.[5]