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A Still Small Voice

Play trailer Poster for A Still Small Voice Released Nov 24, 2023 1h 33m Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
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In most US hospitals, alongside medical responses to illness and injury, lesser-known interventions take place every day. Responding to patients, family members and hospital staff who are experiencing spiritual and emotional distress, chaplains sit at bedsides, helping people to deepen connections with themselves, one another, and a world beyond this one. A STILL SMALL VOICE follows Mati, a chaplain completing a year-long residency at New York City's Mount Sinai Hospital, as she learns to provide spiritual care to people confronting profound life changes. Following his acclaimed 2019 film MIDNIGHT FAMILY, director Luke Lorentzen digs into Mati's spiritual work as an entry point to explore how we seek meaning in suffering, uncertainty, and grief. Through Mati's experiences with her patients, her struggle with professional burnout, and her own spiritual questioning, we gain new perspectives on how meaningful connection can be and how painful its absence is. As Mati and her patients take stock of their lives and experiences, space opens up to reflect on our own.

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Tim Cogshell FilmWeek (LAist) A very powerful film about a profession we don't think much about. Nov 29, 2023 Full Review Monica Castillo RogerEbert.com A tender portrait of an underseen group among a hospital’s many departments. Rated: 3/4 Nov 10, 2023 Full Review Amy Nicholson New York Times The holy water is in a Styrofoam cup. Somewhere, a door slams. It’s human and messy — and it’s divine. Nov 10, 2023 Full Review David Bax Battleship Pretension The intimacy Lorentzen is able to achieve makes it seem as if it’s impossible that a camera, much less an operator, are there in the room while these whispered reveries are shared. May 28, 2025 Full Review Ben Shehadi Film Threat Although sincere and well-crafted, the repetitive lethargy of A Still Small Voice would perform much better in a short art film, not a full-length feature. Rated: 5/10 Feb 15, 2024 Full Review Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice A portrait of radical empathy practiced by chaplains in the pastoral care department of a New York hospital. Rated: 5/5 Dec 24, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews
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Luke Lorentzen

Director

Margaret 'Mati' Engel

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Luke Lorentzen

Producer

Kellen Quinn

Producer

Robina Riccitiello

Executive Producer

Luke Lorentzen

Cinematographer

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Synopsis In most US hospitals, alongside medical responses to illness and injury, lesser-known interventions take place every day. Responding to patients, family members and hospital staff who are experiencing spiritual and emotional distress, chaplains sit at bedsides, helping people to deepen connections with themselves, one another, and a world beyond this one. A STILL SMALL VOICE follows Mati, a chaplain completing a year-long residency at New York City's Mount Sinai Hospital, as she learns to provide spiritual care to people confronting profound life changes. Following his acclaimed 2019 film MIDNIGHT FAMILY, director Luke Lorentzen digs into Mati's spiritual work as an entry point to explore how we seek meaning in suffering, uncertainty, and grief. Through Mati's experiences with her patients, her struggle with professional burnout, and her own spiritual questioning, we gain new perspectives on how meaningful connection can be and how painful its absence is. As Mati and her patients take stock of their lives and experiences, space opens up to reflect on our own.
Director
Luke Lorentzen
Producer
Luke Lorentzen, Kellen Quinn
Distributor
Abramorama
Production Co
Hedgehog Films, Jewish Story Partners, Spark Features
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 24, 2023, Limited
Runtime
1h 33m