Devin, Erika, and Brandon are three siblings who each receive a folder of information that challenges everything they thought they knew about themselves and their family. What will the Reynolds do to stick together?
Devin, Erika, and Brandon are three siblings who each receive a folder of information that challenges everything they thought they knew about themselves and their family. What will the Reynolds do to stick together?
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Mission Statement
We find that the most truthful stories come from a collective of diverse lifestyles and experiences. With a dominantly female production team and a cast and crew that spans the globe, we are committed to telling this story through the lens of many different types of people.About The Project
A story about adoption, family and identity.
Such Is Life follows three adopted multicultural siblings who are each given a folder containing information that sends them on a journey of rediscovery.Our story follows Devin, Erika and Brandon seeing life through the eyes of flawed and multilayered people whose unique perspective is influenced by their adoption.
Our cast and crew spans the GLOBE. Our actors, writers, producers and crew are from countries such as the Dominican Republic, Philippines, Panama, and the United States, to name a few. We believe diversity is the face of the future. We find the most truthful stories come from a collective of diverse life experiences and backgrounds. We believe representation on media can change lives.
Representation is more than race, sexual identity and gender. The way the adoptee community’s story has been told has been romanticized, and not truthful to what our creator Zach Shinske was experiencing in real time. No two adoption stories are the same, yet in the media it seems that we are only exposed to the extremely happy or sad examples. There are SO many more layers than that. With our show, we strive to paint a full picture. We include the perspectives of adoptees, adoptive parents and the biological parents.
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Incentives
$10
The little Brother who exposes all of your secrets...
But only does it because deep down all he wants to do is spend time with you. Thank you for contributing $10! We will give you a personal shout out on social media!
$35
The Cousin who doesn’t show up to anything anymore...
But will make you a bomb ass playlist. Thanks for contributing $35 dollars. If you share our campaign on social media (facebook, instagram, or twitter) with the hashtag #mySILplaylist and 3 of your current favorite songs or artists, we will make you a personal playlist!
$50
The Mom who embarrasses you in front of your friends...
But is also your ride or die. Thanks for contributing $50, you and guest (bring Mom!) will receive an invitation to our screening. Please check your email for a link to RSVP. If you can’t make it, a private link to the pilot will be shared with you directly after the screenings occur!
$75
The Dad who’s obsessed with your family’s heritage…
But is also a well of the best family stories. Thanks for contributing $75! Your name will now be entered into a raffle where you could be the winner of an Ancestry DNA kit provided by our production team!
$250
The Sister who brings a new person to every holiday...
Who also now knows all of your family’s secrets. Now you get to know some of our secrets. Thanks for contributing $250, you now are in the running to have your name drawn to come to our future table read (or future extra work)!
$500
The Aunt who squishes your cheeks every time they see you...
But is also better than the OTHER Aunt who judges your life choices. We are certainly not judging you for contributing $500. In fact, we will embrace you with open arms on set… and maybe squish your cheeks while we’re at it.
$1,000
The Grandmother who no longer cares what anyone thinks…
But is also a lowkey badass. Just like you! Thanks for contributing $1000 dollars, you are now an Associate producer.
$5,000
The Daughter who Snapchats everything...
But is always there to capture all the good moments we share together. Welcome to the team. Thank you for contributing $5000 dollars, you are now an Executive Producer.
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$10
The little Brother who exposes all of your secrets...
But only does it because deep down all he wants to do is spend time with you. Thank you for contributing $10! We will give you a personal shout out on social media!
$35
The Cousin who doesn’t show up to anything anymore...
But will make you a bomb ass playlist. Thanks for contributing $35 dollars. If you share our campaign on social media (facebook, instagram, or twitter) with the hashtag #mySILplaylist and 3 of your current favorite songs or artists, we will make you a personal playlist!
$50
The Mom who embarrasses you in front of your friends...
But is also your ride or die. Thanks for contributing $50, you and guest (bring Mom!) will receive an invitation to our screening. Please check your email for a link to RSVP. If you can’t make it, a private link to the pilot will be shared with you directly after the screenings occur!
$75
The Dad who’s obsessed with your family’s heritage…
But is also a well of the best family stories. Thanks for contributing $75! Your name will now be entered into a raffle where you could be the winner of an Ancestry DNA kit provided by our production team!
$250
The Sister who brings a new person to every holiday...
Who also now knows all of your family’s secrets. Now you get to know some of our secrets. Thanks for contributing $250, you now are in the running to have your name drawn to come to our future table read (or future extra work)!
$500
The Aunt who squishes your cheeks every time they see you...
But is also better than the OTHER Aunt who judges your life choices. We are certainly not judging you for contributing $500. In fact, we will embrace you with open arms on set… and maybe squish your cheeks while we’re at it.
$1,000
The Grandmother who no longer cares what anyone thinks…
But is also a lowkey badass. Just like you! Thanks for contributing $1000 dollars, you are now an Associate producer.
$5,000
The Daughter who Snapchats everything...
But is always there to capture all the good moments we share together. Welcome to the team. Thank you for contributing $5000 dollars, you are now an Executive Producer.
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About This Team
Our Team!
Somewhere along our careers, we were given the amazing advice to be creative and bold. We think it's important to be well versed in many aspects of production. Being able to set our own standards and produce work that we are proud of is a true privilege.
Production Team:
Zach Shinske
Joanna Pinto
Alyssa Watson
Marie Dinolan
Stacey McHugh
Monica Gronchi
Maria Smith
Catherine Hogan
Crew:Director: Tony Germinario
Writers: Zach Shinske, Monica Gronchi, and Joanna Pinto
Director of Photography: Steven Carmona
1st AD: Holly Furman
1st AC: James Cernero and Rachel Gwozdz
Grip/Gaffer: Stephen Ohocinski
Sound Mixer: Mikey Ruggiero and Jonathan Lau
Boom Operator: Mikey Ruggiero and Maximillian Arias
Music Supervisor: Ron Jordan
Composer: Shehdaat Husain
Sound Editor: Alex Elsammak
Hair and Makeup: Dena Olivieri
Wardrobe: Amanda Carmona
Production Assistants: Christina Wilson and Allison Germinario
Editors: Zach Shinske and Christina Wilson
CastDevin Reynolds: Samuél Gomez
Erika Reynolds: Marie Dinolan
Brandon Reynolds: Zach Shinske
Meredith Hill: Cherie Mendez
Sandy Reynolds: Lizzy Plimpton
Carl Reynolds: Ron Austin Jr.
Young Devin: Aidan Munroe
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