Ocean of Pearls (2008)
As a Sikh man with a full beard and turban, AMRIT SINGH is often the target of racial profiling. But when he sees his dreams of becoming Chief of Surgery at a state-of-the-art transplant center dwindle because of his appearance, Amrit goes against a tradition he's maintained his whole life and cuts his hair. Hiding this decision from his girlfriend and family in Toronto is only the start of a series of compromises Amrit finds himself making as he deals with hospital politics and health care injustices. When his compromises result in the death of a patient, Amrit begins to reexamine the value of the religious traditions he'd turned his back on.
Director: Sarab Neelam
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Omid Abtahi as Amrit Singh |
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Heather McComb as Susan Clark |
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Ron Canada as Dr. Wiiliam Ballard |
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Navi Rawat as Smita Sethi |
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Ajay Mehta as Ravinder Singh |
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Todd Babcock as Dr. Ryan Bristol |
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Dennis Haskins as Dr. Shultz |
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Rena Owen as Anna Berisha |
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Brenda Strong as Mary Stewart |
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Zach Begle as David Stewart |
| Writing | Sarab Neelam | Story |
| Production | Jim Burnstein | Producer |
| Production | Jeff Dowd | Executive Producer |
| Production | Curtis Hall | Producer |
| Production | Heather LaForge | Line Producer |
| Production | Jaspal Neelam | Producer |
| Production | Emily Schweber | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Gabriela Crowe | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Pinar Toprak | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Lon Stratton | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jason Stewart | Editor |
| Production | Kathy Mooney | Casting |
| Production | Emily Schweber | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Teri Wertman | Costume Design |
| Production | Curt Horvath | Production Manager |
| Art | Dallas Griffin | Art Direction |
| Directing | Sarab Neelam | Director |
| Writing | V. Prasad | Writer |