The first of four installments in the groundbreaking Heartbeat of the World anthology film series. Comprised of several short films by some of the world's most exciting directors, Words with Gods follows the theme of religion - specifically as it relates to an individual's relationship with his/her god or gods...or the lack thereof. In Words with Gods, each director recounts a narrative centered around human fragility, as well as environmental and cultural crises involving specific religions with which each has a personal relationship; including early Aboriginal Spirituality, Umbanda, Buddhism, the Abrahamic faiths, Hinduism, and Atheism. An animated sequence by Mexican animator Maribel Martinez is woven through each of the film segments, with each segment narratively connected as a feature-length film.

A unique visual and musical experience based on the Gospel of John. Originally a Passion play, it fr...

In Japanese-occupied Hong Kong, a school teacher and her would-be-fiancé link up with Chinese guerri...
Beth wakes up after a night she can't remember to discover her guitar missing. She'll go through hel...

A young nun's encounter with the underworld of child labor in Sumba restores her sense of purpose in...

After a catastrophe destroys most of humanity, recluse Del lives in his small, empty town, content w...

An 18 year old on the island Djerba, Aicha, is married to Said, who works in Tunis for much of the y...

Nadia is a 45 year old female professor at the University of Tunis. She is married and has a daughte...

Martina lives in the Rome's zoo, because her father is the guardian. She becomes friend with a young...

The film follows the story of Jamie, a struggling butch lesbian actress who gets cast as a man in a ...

Madea's neighborhood takes a turn for the worse when a foster mother moves in with her unruly kids. ...

A woman must fly back to her hometown when her Alzheimer's-stricken mother wanders into a blizzard. ...

Teresa’s life is turned upside down when she is forced to accept a job far away. On her way, she los...

Fact-based drama about the life of Marie Balter, who spent most of her young life in mental institut...

A relationship is put to the test after the girlfriend is sexually assaulted and the boyfriend drive...

Margaret, a psychiatrist and single mother, grapples with her conscience and dismal circumstances. W...
When a young man makes an unholy choice, God will test him.

Set against the social turmoil of China's Cultural Revolution, 12 years old Yue Haiyang is forced to...

Luisa and Tomas try to save their relationship by avoiding their differences and clinging to the lov...

Blackfella Charlie is getting older, and he's out of sorts. The intervention is making life more dif...

A young broadcast journalism student is trying to win the approval of her influential mentor who pus...