An arthouse short film
The Journeyof the Soul
A passage through shadow, memory and transformation.
Watch the trailerA film by Marina Klencisceva
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Between darkness and illumination
A visual meditation on the quiet, unseen movement of the inner world.
Set within the historic Palazzo Parisio in Naxxar, Malta, The Journey of the Soul unfolds through movement, silence and light.
Julia Romanovich inhabits a world suspended between the tangible and the elusive — where gesture, costume and architecture become the language of transformation.
Official trailer
Enter the journey.
00:31
Full credits
The people behind the film.
Written & directed by
Marina Klencisceva
Produced by
Justine Pergola · Marina Klencisceva
Executive producer
David Leguesse
Executive producers
Arnold Sammut · Mark Antony Tabone
Production manager
Tetiana Yershova
Director of photography
Witold Preyss
Production designer
Amalea Davidov
Light consultant
Ruben Cardol
Light production design
Audio System Equipment Malta
Production lights
Telezone Light Rentals Malta · Oliver Agius
Film editor
Witold Preyss
Choreographer
Cosme Grech
Casting by
FPSM Ltd.
Filmed in
Palazzo Parisio, Naxxar
Cast
On screen
- Soul
- Julia Romanovich
- Hands
- Francesco Bordin
- Dancer #1
- Amalea Davidov
- Dancer #2
- Gaja Di Monaco
- Dancer #3
- Franklin Scicluna
Crew
Production
- Gaffer
- Andrea Valente
- Electrician #1
- Miguel Mifsud
- Electrician #2
- Kai Stephen Ricketts
- Make-Up Artist
- Monica Robustelli
- Hair Stylist
- Marytheres Galea
- Costume Supervisor
- Gina Bonello
- Catering
- Premiere Catering Ltd.
- Office Coordinator
- Tetiana Yershova
- Production Assistant
- Kakha Zuza
- Locations
- George Galea
- Special Effects
- Premiere SFX
- Music Editor
- Lexi De Martino
Post production
Supervisors
Marina Klencisceva · Witold Preyss
Music
Music featured in the film
“Awakening”
Recorded and performed by Vitaliy Budyak“The Duel”
Performance recorded live by Hivasi“Keeping Me Alive”
Recorded and performed by Jonathan Roy“The Bird”
Performance recorded live by Vitaliy Budyak“Spiritual Abundance”
Recorded and performed by Vitaliy BudyakAcknowledgements
Thanks
- Palazzo Parisio Naxxar, Malta
- Media Station Malta
- Cineloop Malta
- Stargate Studios Malta
- Paul Curmi Dance Company
- FPSM Ltd.
Acknowledgements
Special thanks
- Caroline Busuttil
- Eldridge Saliba
- Rebecca Scerri
- Nadi E Perini
- Maraya Tirchett
- Kristina Gauci
- Jean Carbonaro
“The Journey of the Soul” written by Marina Klencisceva · All rights reserved by the copyrights of the Republic Malta (2026).
The official poster
“Every ending carries the shape of a beginning.”
A short arthouse film · Malta
