Such is Life
Florham Park, New Jersey | Series
Drama, Family
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?
Such is Life
Florham Park, New Jersey | Series
Drama, Family
1 Campaigns | New York, United States
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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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About The Project
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
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.
Follow us on all social media platforms to stay updated!
Wishlist
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Cast and Crew
Costs $15,000
Our show would be nothing without are incredibly talented cast and crew.
Post Production
Costs $1,500
This includes video and sound editing, scoring, and any other coloring or sound design needs.
Administrative Tasks
Costs $3,000
This includes insurance and legal fees, which are incredibly important aspects of production.
Festivals
Costs $1,200
Our goal is to submit our series to festivals once we have 3 episodes complete.
Transportation
Costs $1,300
Transporting equipment, cast, and crew can become quite the expense.
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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
Cast
Devin 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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Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
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.
Follow us on all social media platforms to stay updated!
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Cast and Crew
Costs $15,000
Our show would be nothing without are incredibly talented cast and crew.
Post Production
Costs $1,500
This includes video and sound editing, scoring, and any other coloring or sound design needs.
Administrative Tasks
Costs $3,000
This includes insurance and legal fees, which are incredibly important aspects of production.
Festivals
Costs $1,200
Our goal is to submit our series to festivals once we have 3 episodes complete.
Transportation
Costs $1,300
Transporting equipment, cast, and crew can become quite the expense.
Share this update!
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
Cast
Devin 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