Mental Massage

04/01/2024

02/20/2024

We are beyond thrilled to share that our documentary--One Door Closes: Korey's Courage--has been selected by the Documentaries Without Borders International Film Festival. Still taking this all in (and still waiting to learn our status in 12 more film festivals).

An IMDb Qualifying Festival As a dedicated documentary filmmaker, you have an important message: deliver it to the people that matter! Other festivals claim...

02/12/2024

A recent interview I did for Social Impact Geroes, about how I orchestrated my professional and personal reinvention.

An Interview With Jake FrankelDon’t listen to the naysayers. So many people told me that I was crazy to give up my university job. Even my mother asked, “Can you really make money doing THAT?” And it did put doubts in my mind.Many successful people reinvented themselves in a later period in th...

02/08/2024

Thrilled to share that Tom has been asked to serve as a judge for the 2024 Massachusetts Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, sponsored by the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University.
Also, on February 11, Tom will be in Wells, Maine, with his "Motown & The Civil Rights Movement" multimedia lecture program (celebrating Black History Month). On March 30, Tom will be in Gloucester, MA, with his "Girl Power: The Supremes As Cultural Icons" multimedia lecture program (celebrating Women's History Month).

01/10/2024

And so it begins...this week, One Door Closes: Korey's Courage was submitted for consideration at film festivals in Massachusetts (2), New Jersey (2), Maine and Oregon. Many more submissions to follow. Fingers crossed! VERY exciting...and VERY nerve-wracking....

12/04/2023

Tonight, Jarted Chrudimsky, Amber Leigh Mathews & Tom Ingrassia will share their Mental Massage for The Holidaze program for The Breast Friends Connection cancer support group. Guided meditation on Cultivating Happiness & Joy...combined with relaxing neck/shoulder massage.
This is their 12th year sharing with this amazing group of women.

10/27/2023

Join us on Sunday, November 5, at 4:00 pm, for a special screening of One Door Closes: Korey's Courage, at Cinema 910 in The WCUW FrontRoom (910 Main Street, Worcester). Limited seating. Following the screening, Jared Chrudimsky & I will hold a Q&A with the audience. Tickets are $15.00--purchase at

A Documentary Film by Tom Ingrassia, Anna K. Walsh & Jared Chrudimsky

10/04/2023

4 days & counting to the world premiere of One Door Closes: Korey's Courage. I want to thank & acknowledge our corporate sponsors of the premiere--Next Step Bionics & Prosthetics, Inc., and Ga***rd Specialty Healthcare. Both of these amazing organizations are integral parts of Korey Varano's story as presented in the film. Attendees at the premiere will be able to meet & mingle with representatives of both Next Step & Ga***rd. I am deeply appreciative of their support for this life-changing film.

10/01/2023

One week to the October 8 world premiere of One Door Closes: Korey's Courage, at The Hanover Theatre & Conservatory for The Performing Arts in Worcester, MA. Do you have your tickets yet? A limited number of tickets remain. Call The Hanover box office at 877-571-7469.
All 4 cast members--Ken McDonnell, June Monteiro (of The Toys), Scherrie Payne (of The Supremes), and Korey Varano--will be at the premiere. And all 4 will participate in a Q&A session with the audience following the screening.
You don't want to miss this opportunity!