BECOMING FAMILY
A documentary film about tsunami relief in Sri Lanka.
Story
Six months after a tsunami hit South Asia on December 26, 2004, Muslim-American and Sri Lankan born Dr. M. Rahmi Mowjood led a team of American doctors and medical students on a tsunami relief trip to Sri Lanka. While mentoring medical students and aiding injured villagers, Dr. Mowjood also finds a way to ask someone to become a member of his own family.
Shot on location in the southern villages of Sri Lanka, the film features original music by Don Bodin, won the 2007 Top Applause Award at the International Family Film Festival, and features doctors, students, and Sri Lanka philanthropist Kushil Gunasekera.
Run time: 74 minutes
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Cast & Crew
Cast:
Dr. M. Rahmi Mowjood
Dr. Kyle Smart
Dr. Jesse F. Martinez
Rehana Mowjood
Chandra Patel
David Cao
Heather Kranitz
Clarissa Lew
Siraj Mowjood
Matthew Ott
Anita Singh
Nicholas Kreider
Kushil Gunasekera
Bob Connolly
Sharaf Mowjood
Nuzhath Hafsa
Narration:
Produced by:
Carl Strecker, M. Rahmi Mowjood
Written, Directed, and Edited by:
Original Music Composer:
Post-Production Sound Mixer:
Mark Petersen
Camera Provided by
Elliott Visuals
Westlake Village, CA
Post-Production Sound Services by
Laser Sound Services
Laser Pacific Media Corporation
A Kodak Company
Hollywood, CA
Filmed on location in Sri Lanka and the United States of America
Special Thanks to:
Western University of Health Sciences
The Foundation of Goodness
The Rainbow Clinic
The Mowjood Family
Elliott Visuals
Laser Sound Services
Filmlook, Inc.
Cinevolve Studios
Don Bodin
William H. Libaw
Marsha Karioth
Marsha "Aunt Moufie" Gaffery
Louise and Jack Strecker
Help Sri Lanka Rebuild: www.unconditionalcompassion.org
A Typecasting Films Production
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Becoming Family on IMDb
Film Festival Screenings
Winner: Top Applause Award
International Family Film Festival
Raleigh Studios
Hollywood, CA
Beverly Hills Hi-Def Film Festival
Fine Arts Theater
8556 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211
South Asian International Film Festival
62nd & Broadway Cinema
1871 Broadway, New York, NY 10023
Statement from the Director
I hope this film communicates the emotional impact that a relief trip like this has on its participants, and I hope viewers walk away seeing how we can all do our part to make the world a better place – that it's not scary to take action but wonderful and rewarding. Many of the students have plans to do more relief work in the future and are motivated because they’ve learned that it's not just about being proud of one past moment, it's about continuing to give, learn, grow, connect, inspire, and strive for present and future moments.
We are, after all, members of the same important global family.
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