A Still Small Voice

Produced by Hedgehog Films, the documentary 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.

It had its world premiere on January 21, 2023, at 2023 Sundance Film Festival, where it won directing award for Luke Lorentzen.

"[5] Margaret Mati Engel initially was not eager to be a part of a documentary, but Luke Lorentzen talked with her for months before trust was built.

Lorentzen, himself said, "I think the film started to really deepen and become the best version of itself once I had learned enough about chaplaincy to sort of carry those principles with me into the room with Mati.

[14] David Ehrlich of IndieWire graded it B and wrote, "A raw and lucid observational documentary about people whose life’s work is making space for death.

Buildings of Mount Sinai seen from Central Park