Marcelle Abela

Directing

Marcelle Abela

Place of birth

Malta

Known for

Directing

Credits

22 titles

Marcelle Abela is an award-winning Maltese-American filmmaker, composer, and screenwriter.

Known for

Whispers from the Core poster
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Under the charred veil of Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Chernobyl, survivors bear treachery's shroud, hunting redemption through a generational silence that shrieks with ghosts of the forgotten.

Whispers from the Core

2025

Punch's Journey poster
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Inspired by the viral true story of Panchi-kun, an infant macaque rejected by his mother at Ichikawa City Zoo, Japan. In this fictionalized narrative short, Punch finds fleeting comfort with Uma, an abandoned Persian kitten, endures cruel rejection from Garo, a bullying troop member, and discovers protective love from the gentle guardian Go-chan.

Punch's Journey

2026

Running poster
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In a stirring testament to the human spirit, Grammy® award-winning legend Roberta Flack, confined to a wheelchair after having two strokes, delivers her final full recording. Far beyond the grueling endurance of the world's longest footrace, Running is a profound meditation on resilience, persistence, and the quiet power to keep moving forward despite life's greatest obstacles.

Running

2026

America's Woman poster
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A journey into the heart of America's past and future. The story revolving around the mysterious woman, overlooked by historians, who had a profound influence on George Washington, his vision for America, and its independence – a vision that can deeply influence the nation’s present need for healing and unity.

America's Woman

2024

Ukraine's Soul - A Tribute to Heroes poster
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Documentary about Ukrainian heroes and others who keep making music in the harshest conditions, to lift people's spirits during the war with Russia. Shot on location in Ukraine, Russia, and Poland.

Ukraine's Soul - A Tribute to Heroes

2022

Red Glory poster
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Documentary about humankind’s first walk on the moon with Apollo 11, NASA’s first test mission of Orion for beyond low-space orbit, and Mars 1, the upcoming first manned mission to the red planet.

Red Glory

2018

Behind the camera

Whispers from the Core poster
NR

Under the charred veil of Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Chernobyl, survivors bear treachery's shroud, hunting redemption through a generational silence that shrieks with ghosts of the forgotten.

Whispers from the Core

2025

Whispers from the Core poster
NR

Under the charred veil of Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Chernobyl, survivors bear treachery's shroud, hunting redemption through a generational silence that shrieks with ghosts of the forgotten.

Whispers from the Core

2025

Whispers from the Core poster
NR

Under the charred veil of Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Chernobyl, survivors bear treachery's shroud, hunting redemption through a generational silence that shrieks with ghosts of the forgotten.

Whispers from the Core

2025

Punch's Journey poster
NR

Inspired by the viral true story of Panchi-kun, an infant macaque rejected by his mother at Ichikawa City Zoo, Japan. In this fictionalized narrative short, Punch finds fleeting comfort with Uma, an abandoned Persian kitten, endures cruel rejection from Garo, a bullying troop member, and discovers protective love from the gentle guardian Go-chan.

Punch's Journey

2026

Punch's Journey poster
NR

Inspired by the viral true story of Panchi-kun, an infant macaque rejected by his mother at Ichikawa City Zoo, Japan. In this fictionalized narrative short, Punch finds fleeting comfort with Uma, an abandoned Persian kitten, endures cruel rejection from Garo, a bullying troop member, and discovers protective love from the gentle guardian Go-chan.

Punch's Journey

2026

Punch's Journey poster
NR

Inspired by the viral true story of Panchi-kun, an infant macaque rejected by his mother at Ichikawa City Zoo, Japan. In this fictionalized narrative short, Punch finds fleeting comfort with Uma, an abandoned Persian kitten, endures cruel rejection from Garo, a bullying troop member, and discovers protective love from the gentle guardian Go-chan.

Punch's Journey

2026

Running poster
NR

In a stirring testament to the human spirit, Grammy® award-winning legend Roberta Flack, confined to a wheelchair after having two strokes, delivers her final full recording. Far beyond the grueling endurance of the world's longest footrace, Running is a profound meditation on resilience, persistence, and the quiet power to keep moving forward despite life's greatest obstacles.

Running

2026

Running poster
NR

In a stirring testament to the human spirit, Grammy® award-winning legend Roberta Flack, confined to a wheelchair after having two strokes, delivers her final full recording. Far beyond the grueling endurance of the world's longest footrace, Running is a profound meditation on resilience, persistence, and the quiet power to keep moving forward despite life's greatest obstacles.

Running

2026

America's Woman poster
NR

A journey into the heart of America's past and future. The story revolving around the mysterious woman, overlooked by historians, who had a profound influence on George Washington, his vision for America, and its independence – a vision that can deeply influence the nation’s present need for healing and unity.

America's Woman

2024

America's Woman poster
NR

A journey into the heart of America's past and future. The story revolving around the mysterious woman, overlooked by historians, who had a profound influence on George Washington, his vision for America, and its independence – a vision that can deeply influence the nation’s present need for healing and unity.

America's Woman

2024

America's Woman poster
NR

A journey into the heart of America's past and future. The story revolving around the mysterious woman, overlooked by historians, who had a profound influence on George Washington, his vision for America, and its independence – a vision that can deeply influence the nation’s present need for healing and unity.

America's Woman

2024

Ukraine's Soul - A Tribute to Heroes poster
NR

Documentary about Ukrainian heroes and others who keep making music in the harshest conditions, to lift people's spirits during the war with Russia. Shot on location in Ukraine, Russia, and Poland.

Ukraine's Soul - A Tribute to Heroes

2022

Red Glory poster
NR

Documentary about humankind’s first walk on the moon with Apollo 11, NASA’s first test mission of Orion for beyond low-space orbit, and Mars 1, the upcoming first manned mission to the red planet.

Red Glory

2018

Mikha'El poster
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First feature-length documentary about the Archangel Michael in the annals of cinema, with large ensemble cast and multiple story lines in five languages. Filmed on location in eight countries.

Mikha'El

2021

Rita's Song poster
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A music short based on the true story of Rafaela Amrita Crevoshay (aka Rita), who transitioned from male to female at the age of 76 years after a lifetime of hiding. The raw footage of the music video was created using Grok Imagine.

Rita's Song

2026

Rita's Song poster
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A music short based on the true story of Rafaela Amrita Crevoshay (aka Rita), who transitioned from male to female at the age of 76 years after a lifetime of hiding. The raw footage of the music video was created using Grok Imagine.

Rita's Song

2026

Pillars of Creation poster
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Discover the beauty of the heavens in four minutes.

Pillars of Creation

2018

Pillars of Creation poster
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Discover the beauty of the heavens in four minutes.

Pillars of Creation

2018

Pillars of Creation poster
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Discover the beauty of the heavens in four minutes.

Pillars of Creation

2018

Aurora poster
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Poetic documentary about the beauty of Earth and space as captured from the International Space Station.

Aurora

2018

Creation poster
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Creation is a poetic short film about beauty and ugliness, order and chaos, light and darkness, joy and sadness, war and peace, life and death.

Creation

2019

Materre poster
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Documentary about the beauty of Earth as seen from the International Space Station.

Materre

2018