Matt Bockelman (Fly’s Eye Films) introduced Susheel Kurien (Half Diminished Creative) to Kereni and the Rak-Mehler family when he heard about their planned trip to India.
In what seemed like a miracle, in the short span of three days, Susheel, working from NYC, was able to locate and team with Sagar Shirishkar, an amazing young cinematographer in India, and embed Sagar and his talent with the Rak-Mahler family.
Working long distance with Sagar in India from NYC via What’sApp, Skype and SMS was not easy, but Sagar’s collaborative spirit, hard work and commitment resulted in a foundation of footage that captured the family’s journey to fulfill Kereni’s wish.