IN PRE-PRODUCTION
BREAKING UP
THEMES
THE BIOLOGICAL CLOCK: An exploration of how the relentless ticking of the biological clock confines a woman’s potential, warping her sense of time, freedom, and self-worth—transforming deeply personal choices about family planning into a public, societal countdown.
RELATIONSHIPS: A probing look at whether love alone can survive unaligned life paths, and how conflicting desires around family building strain intimacy, trust, and the very foundation of a long-term partnership.
RELIGIOUS, CULTURAL, AND SOCIETAL PRESSURES: An investigation into how religion, culture, and societal constructs both comfort and control, shaping generational notions of womanhood and duty. This theme peels back the layers of inherited ideals of femininity, sacrifice, and motherhood—revealing how they collide with patriarchal forces to spark an internal psychological battle with profound emotional consequences.
“I wrote Breaking UP as a protest and a love letter to the woman at war with, and for, her own body. To those who dare to choose themselves, even when it costs them love and belonging, in a post–Roe v. Wade world.”
Written & directed by Anne-Marie Agbodji
A psychological, surrealist short about womanhood, autonomy, and choosing oneself.
WHERE WE ARE NOW
Breaking UP is currently in Pre-Production.
Actively assembling department heads, refining visuals, finalizing the budget, and building production infrastructure.
Script locked.
$5,000 pledge secured toward our $35,000 production budget.
Finalist – 2025 Imagine This Women’s International Film Festival (Short Screenplay Competition).
Finalist – 6th Cycle Pano Network Microgrant.
Production slated for Spring 2026.
LOGLINE
Haunted by Father Time’s relentless clocks, Anna embarks on a series of breakup dates across New York City with her long-term partner Chris. What begins as a so-called “conscious uncoupling” unearths buried truths about love, family, and autonomy—forcing Anna to confront the cost of choosing herself over the life others demand of her.
TONE
Emotionally resonant
Intimate
Heart-wrenching
Bittersweet
Melancholic
Nostalgic
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