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BREAKING UPWARDS
Saturday, March 20, 5:00 PM at CINERAMA THEATRE
Director(s): Daryl Wein
Country: United States
Year: 2009
Length: 88 MINUTES
Format: HD or DigiBeta | Romantic Comedy
Language: English
Special Guest(s) Information: Invited: Andrea Martin, actress/comedian
About the Film
Based on an actual experiment devised by director/actor Daryl Wein and actress Zoe Lister-Jones, this indie film and tragicomedy tracks the real-life relationship of a twenty-something New York Jewish couple who engineer their own break-up after 4 years battling comfy tedium. 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 begs the question: Is it ever possible to grow apart together? Set against the backdrop of Manhattan with twists and turns in the relationship that rival those created by Woody Allen, the film also features winning comic performances by Peter Friedman, Julie White and Emmy-winner Andrea Martin (My Big Fat Greek Wedding), as the couple's aging hippie parents. BREAKING UPWARDS is a complex look at love, lust, insecurity and codependency that begs the question. Is ever possible to grow apart together? Warning: mature situations, language.
PRINT SOURCE: Daryn Wein, Director
WEBSITE: http://www.breakingupwards.com/
EMAIL: daryl.wein@gmail.com
Sponsors
COMMUNITY PARTNER: Secular Jewish Circle of Puget Sound
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