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NY TIMES FEATURE: Breaking Upwards

Posted on Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 by IFC Films News

Tags: BREAKING UPWARDS, News, NY Times

From NYTimes.com:

By LARRY ROHTER
Published: March 26, 2010

“THERE are low-budget films, there are micro-budget films, and then there is “Breaking Upwards.” It may be hard to imagine how someone could make a feature-length romantic comedy in New York City for just under $15,000, but Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister-Jones managed to do it.

The making of “Breaking Upwards,” which opens Friday both at the IFC Center and on cable through video on demand, is almost a tutorial in how a do-it-yourself ethos can overcome the tough economics of the movie business. And that is not simply because the couple collaborated on the script, played the lead roles and produced the film together, with him also directing and her in charge of tasks ranging from writing the lyrics for the songs to cooking meals for cast and crew….

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