UKRAINE'S SOUL

2022 | Documentary, Drama
COMING SOON

WINNER BEST DIRECTOR | Luis Bunuel Memorial Awards (Indian premiere)
WINNER BEST DOCUMENTARY | Luis Bunuel Memorial Awards
WINNER BEST SOUNDTRACK | Onyko Films Awards (Ukrainian premiere)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD BEST SOUNDTRACK | Luis Bunuel Memorial Awards
WINNER SPECIAL MENTION | Athens International Arthouse Film Festival
​OFFICIAL SELECTION | Castellorizo International Documentary Film Festival (Greek premiere)
OFFICIAL SELECTION | El Cine Suma Paz International Film Festival (South American premiere)
OFFICIAL SELECTION | Emberlight International Film Festival (US premiere)
OFFICIAL SELECTION | Iconic Images Film Festival​
OFFICIAL SELECTION | Kosice International Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION | Mediterraneo Festival Corto
OFFICIAL SELECTION | 8 & HalFilm Awards 
OFFICIAL SELECTION | Toronto Multicultural Film Festival (Canadian premiere)
OFFICIAL SELECTION | Tribute Film Festival

EARLY REVIEWS 
"An incredibly eye-opening, important, and well-conceived documentary" ~ Colton Pometta, Broadway au Carre. 

UKRAINE'S SOUL - A TRIBUTE TO HEROES is a short documentary about Ukrainian heroes and others who keep making music, in the harshest conditions, to lift people's spirits during the 2022 war with Russia. Shot on location in Ukraine, Russia, and Poland in four languages. An Avinu Films production.

WRITER AND DIRECTOR 
Marcelle Abela

CAST
Amellia Anisovych, Illia Bondarenko, Georgiy Keburia, Maya Keburia, Vera Lytochenko, Iryna Manyukina, Elena Osipova, Serhiy Perebyinis, Polish Pianist, Singers of the Odesa Opera, Ukrainian Babushka, Violinists Support Ukraine

PRODUCERS
Mariella Delia, ​Marcelle Abela

EDITORS
​Marcelle Abela, Ryan Dilmore

TRANSLATOR
 Vadym Grebniev

ORIGINAL MUSIC
​Marcelle Abela

ADDITIONAL MUSIC
Mykhailo Verbytsky, Illia Bondarenko (arr.)

VIOLIN SOLOS
Mariella Delia, Tatiana Zueva

SOUND ENGINEERS
Childeric Legrain, Jake Jackson

UPCOMING SCREENINGS

August 20-28, 2022
Emberlight International Film Festival
(US Premiere)
​Historic Ironwood Theatre, Michigan

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August 21-28, 2022
Castellorizo International Documentary Film Festival
(Greek Premiere - Panorama Section)
​Athens, Greece

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September 10-24, 2022
El Cine Suma Paz International Film Festival
(South American Premiere)
Bogota, Colombia

THE SOUNDTRACK

UKRAINE'S SOUL - A TRIBUTE TO HEROES
​Original Soundtrack Album

Winner - Best Soundtrack
Outstanding Achievement Award - Best Soundtrack

COMPOSER AND ARRANGER
VIOLIN SOLO
ADDITIONAL MUSIC
FEATURING
MIXING AND MASTERING
POST-PRODUCTION
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​LABEL

Onyko Films Awards
Luis Bunuel Memorial Awards

Marcelle Abela
​Mariella Delia, Tatiana Zueva
Mykhailo Verbytsky
​Singers of the Odesa Opera
Childeric Legrain
Mixxejn Studio, Malta, and
​NorthShore Studio, France
Avinu Films

THANKS

SPECIAL THANKS​

• Michael A. Levine.

THANKS​

• Ben Farmer, Ankita Jain, Sachin Jose, Tanya Kosyreva, Vijay Kumar, Vera Lytochenko, Elena Mikhina, Chaudhary Parvez, Kerenza Peacock, Daniel Ramos, Inna Sovsun, Simon Townsley, Lesya Vakulyuk, @ikostet, @leee_zah, @mab985, @odessaforce, @ValettaOSH. 

OTHER THANKS

• ​NorthShore Studio, Caen, France.​
• The Odesa Opera Company, Odesa, Ukraine.
• The Telegraph, London, England.
• Violinists Support Ukraine, Los Angeles, California.
• Visegrad 24, the Visegrad Group.

A tribute to real-life heroes