▁Program . ▁ ▁Bre aking ▁Up wards ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁Associ ate ▁Produ cer ▁of ▁Bre aking ▁Up wards , ▁which ▁he ▁co - w rote ▁with ▁director ▁D ary l ▁Wein ▁and ▁actress ▁Z oe - L ister ▁Jones . ▁The ▁film ▁premier ed ▁at ▁the ▁S X SW ▁Film ▁Festival ▁( M arch , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ) ▁and ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁the aters ▁by ▁I FC ▁Films ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁His ▁short ▁film ▁Un locked , ▁also ▁a ▁collaboration ▁with ▁Wein , ▁was ▁an ▁Official ▁Selection ▁of ▁numerous ▁festiv als , ▁including ▁the ▁G ij on ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁the ▁Trib eca ▁Film ▁Festival ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Dog f ight ▁ ▁He ▁wrote ▁the ▁book ▁of ▁the ▁stage ▁musical ▁adaptation ▁of ▁Dog f ight , ▁Nancy ▁Sav oca ' s ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁film ▁st arring ▁River ▁Phoenix ▁and ▁L ili ▁Taylor . ▁The ▁musical , ▁featuring ▁a ▁score ▁by ▁the ▁team , ▁P ase k ▁and ▁Paul , ▁premier ed ▁Off - B road way ▁at ▁Second ▁Stage ▁Theatre ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁after ▁pre views ▁from ▁June ▁ 2 7 . ▁It ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁Joe ▁Mant ello ▁and ▁ch ore ograph ed ▁by ▁Christopher ▁G att elli . ▁ ▁The ▁production ▁earned ▁two ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Luc ille ▁L ort el ▁Awards ▁for ▁Out