2021 | Documentary, Drama

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VIEWER REVIEWS
​'Mikha'El is heart-touching.' 
'A masterpiece, each detail has a meaning.' 
​'This documentary is amazing and inspiring.' 
'A very original film.'  
​'Indescribably gripping.'  
​'An epic feat of producing, with a truly beautiful score.' 
​'No wonder it won so many honors.'

MIKHA'EL is the first award-winning feature documentary about the Archangel Michael in the annals of cinema. An Avinu Films production featuring a large ensemble cast with multiple story lines, this film looks at Mikha'El's ongoing and jaw-dropping exploits around the world, particularly as Taxiarchis Panormitis, the Angel of Mount Zion, and the Archangel of Monte Gargano. It also looks at the unusual discovery of the Panormitis icon by a hearing-impaired Greek Jew. Languages used include English, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, and Latin. The film has been shot on location in France, Greece, Italy, Jerusalem, Malta, Poland, Ukraine, and the USA. Mikha'El received its world premiere at the Near Nazareth Festival in Israel.

CAST
Ofer Sharon, Emanuel Lykopandis, Josephine Facciol, Eri Daniel Erlich, Diandra Anne Mamo, Goldie Parr, Hierotheos III Koenakis. 

NARRATOR
Warren Wilcock

WRITER AND DIRECTOR
​Marcelle Abela

PRODUCERS
Mariella Delia
​Marcelle Abela

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Awards

WINNER - EUROPEAN BEST DOCUMENTARY AWARD | BRITTANY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (French Premiere)
WINNER - BEST DIRECTOR | L'AGE D'OR INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE FILM FESTIVAL (Indian Premiere)
WINNER - BEST DOCUMENTARY DIRECTOR | GREAT MESSAGE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
WINNER - BEST SCORE | TRACKS MUSIC AWARDS
WINNER - BEST ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK | MAKE ART NOT FEAR FILM FESTIVAL (Portughese Premiere)
WINNER - AWARD OF RECOGNITION - ORIGINAL FILM SCORE | THE IMPACT DOCS AWARDS
WINNER - BRONZE MEDAL - ORIGINAL SCORE | GLOBAL MUSIC AWARDS
​OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS - BEST DOCUMENTARY / BEST FILM SCORE | L'AGE D'OR FILM FESTIVAL
HONORARY AWARDEE - BEST FILM SCORE | PIGEON D'OR AWARDS
HONORABLE MENTION - FEATURE DOCUMENTARY | NEW YORK MOVIE AWARDS (US Premiere)
HONORABLE MENTION - FEATURE DOCUMENTARY | SANCTUARY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Australian Premiere)

Nominations

NOMINATIONS
NOMINEE - BEST FEATURE FILM | APORIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Korean Premiere)
NOMINEE - BEST ORIGINAL SCORE | INTERNATIONAL SOUND AND FILM MUSIC FESTIVAL (Croatian Premiere)
NOMINEE - BEST COMPOSER | PARIS ART AND MOVIE AWARDS

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
NEAR NAZARETH FILM FESTIVAL (World Premiere)
GERSHMAN PHILADELPHIA JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL

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MIKHA'EL
THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK ALBUM

Winner
Winner
​Award of Recognition
Bronze Medal
Outstanding Achievement Award
​Honorary Award

COMPOSER
ADDITIONAL MUSIC
​CELLO SOLO
MIXING AND MASTERING
​LABEL

Tracks Music Awards
​Make Art Not Fear Film Festival
The IMPACT Docs Awards
Global Music Awards
​L'Age D'Or International Film Festival
​Pigeon D'Or Awards

Marcelle Abela
​Peter Cavallo
Angelo Maria Santisi
Childeric Legrain
​Avinu Films

MIKHA'EL
THE BOOK

MIKHA'EL - The Documentary (2021) is the full-color companion book to the first award-winning feature documentary about the Archangel Michael in the annals of cinema. An Avinu Films production featuring a large ensemble cast with multiple story lines, this book includes fascinating introductions to the film by the director and the producers, the script and its bibliography, color photographs from the documentary, full credits list, and more. Mikha'El provides an intimate look at the archangel’s jaw-dropping exploits around the world as Taxiarchis Panormitis, the Angel of Mount Zion, and the Archangel of Monte Gargano. There is also an in-depth exploration of the unusual discovery of the centuries-old Panormitis icon by a hearing-impaired Greek Jew, in addition to Mikha’El’s vital, but oft-unrecognized, role in the salvation history of humanity. 

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