Sing to Speak
When a college graduate gets a job, he suddenly realizes he doesn’t want a job and sets out on a mission to not have one.
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Jaryd MassaroDirectorOrigin
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Jaryd MassaroWriterOrigin
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Katie FurgalackWriterHow Marvin Went to Jail
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Chris K. DanielsProducerTone Deaf: The Musical
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Jaryd MassaroProducerOrigin
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Kate ShaughnesseyProducerRat A Tat Tat
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Devon MikaniewiczProducerCold-Blooded
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Christian-Frédéric BloquertComposerThe Girl Who Cried Wolf
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Jenny WhippleProduction DesignerSqueeze Toy
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Nino RuggeriKey Cast"Charlie Newman"
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Samuel CaswellKey Cast"Thomas 'Tom' Avenal"
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David CallananKey Cast"Bossman"
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Project Type:Feature
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Genres:Musical, Comedy, Drama
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Runtime:1 hour 19 minutes 46 seconds
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Completion Date:August 1, 2020
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Production Budget:10,000 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital (Arri)
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Aspect Ratio:2.55/1.85:1
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:Yes
Jaryd Massaro is a triplet born in Washington, Massachusetts. His sister, Marisa, attended the same art school as him. Jaryd’s path as a filmmaker began when he was young, using early iPod Touches to record his initial attempts often acting as writer, director, cameraman, editor, and actor. Marisa and his other sister, Alex, would sometimes also assist in camera operation when they were able.
Gradually, the crews Jaryd worked on became larger and more intricate with each crew member able to wear less hats. He utilized the equipment available to him at his college and made many shorts, largely narrative pieces, that helped realize his full creative potential.
Today, Jaryd continues to make his own work and other’s, employing either his readily available equipment or nearby rental houses to work on the project at hand in accordance to its budget.
I come from a rural town of Western Massachusetts where I was a farmhand for several years before going off to college in Boston. As difficult and laborious as working on a farm is, my long hours editing, planning, and shooting day in and day out far outpace any work I'd ever done before and I loved every second of it.
Working so much was difficult though, as most people come to find out. A work-life balance is essential and if it is weighted too far in either direction it can lead to troublesome times. While leaning, myself, far more on the work side of the equation at times, I began to wonder what the opposite world would look like - a life without work (a reality many faced during our recent pandemic). Sing to Speak explores this very concept and allows us to see this potentially escapist dream of what all of us secretly hope for at times - not having a job.
In an ironic twist, exploring the concept of not working dropped a ludicrous amount of work on my lap. But it ended up enforcing the theme of the story even further, confirming the theory of an appropriate work-life balance – perhaps one that leans even further towards life. The story itself was largely a biopic of my girlfriend Katie Furgalack that we then took and exaggerated to become the story it is now. It draws from real qualms we both had with working and embellishes them into a bombastic musical seeking to tell the viewer one simple idea – wherever you are in life, whatever you’re doing - you’re not stuck.