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      • Becoming Family

        A documentary film about tsunami relief in Sri Lanka.

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      • 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:

        Carl Strecker

         

        Produced by:

        Carl Strecker, M. Rahmi Mowjood

         

        Written, Directed, and Edited by:

        Carl Strecker

         

        Original Music Composer:

        Don Bodin

         

        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 Music
        William H. Libaw
        Marsha Karioth
        Marsha "Aunt Moufie" Gaffery
        Louise and Jack Strecker

        Help Sri Lanka Rebuild: www.unconditionalcompassion.org

        A Typecasting Films Production
        © by Typecasting Films
        All Rights Reserved

         

        Becoming Family on IMDb

      • Becoming Family: A Documentary Feature Film of Tsunami Relief in Sri Lanka, theatrical poster
      • Images

        Becoming Family: Sri Lanka Refugee Camp
        Becoming Family: Sri Lanka Child Drawing of Tsunami
        Becoming Family: Heather Kranitz and Matthew Ott at the Foundation of Goodness in Sri Lanka
        Becoming Family: Sri Lanka Boat after Tsunami
        Becoming Family: Western University, Carl Strecker, Dr. M. Rahmi Mowjood, and Sri Lanka Villagers
        Becoming Family: Carl Strecker and Dr. M. Rahmi Mowjood
        Becoming Family: Sri Lanka Mother and Son
        Becoming Family: Siraj Mowjood
        Becoming Family: Tsunami Hands Sculpture in Sri Lanka
        Becoming Family: Carl Strecker in Sri Lanka
      • Film Festivals

        Carl Strecker, Top Applause Award Winner, International Family Film Festival

        Winner: Top Applause Award

        International Family Film Festival

        Beverly Hills Hi-Def Film Festival, Fine Arts Theater

        Beverly Hills Hi-Def Film Festival

        South Asian International Family Film Festival, New York City

        South Asian International Film Festival

      • 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.

      Copyright © Typecasting Films 2022

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