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.
An investigator tries to solve a murder, her constant interviews with the main suspect cause the inv...
14-year old Em likes to hang around in her old play house. One day a boy, Jakob, sets fire to it, an...
While her parents are absent, Isabell has invited a few of her closest, best-behaving friends to cel...
Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie s...
The strange comedy film of two close brothers; one, Wilbur, who wants to kill himself, and the other...
14th-century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young novice arrive at a conference to f...
A young transgender man explores his gender identity and searches for love in rural Nebraska.
Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family...
In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia d...
Ali (Amit Sial) is a photographer and bike messenger who lives in New York. He develops a friendship...
In 25 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accuse...
A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the ...
A mute Scottish woman arrives in colonial New Zealand for an arranged marriage. Her husband refuses ...
A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign...
A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California ...
A classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-c...
When guardian angel Seth – who invisibly watches over the citizens of Los Angeles – becomes captivat...
Luise, called Pünktchen, and Anton are closest of friends. Being the daughter of a wealthy surgeon, ...
It ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a m...
After the death of his mother, a young boy calls a radio station in an attempt to set his father up ...