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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.

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