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.

Candice longs to escape the boredom of her seaside town, but when a boy she dreams about turns up in...

A shy but ambitious film student falls into an intense, emotionally fraught relationship with a char...

In the aftermath of her tumultuous relationship with a charismatic and manipulative older man, Julie...

The vampire myth is given a stylish 1960s treatment, where a human cop partners with a vampire cop t...

The film revolves around Claire, a kind soul who resents having to enforce the law at all times, and...

Young adolescent girl Jenna's mother is dying, while at the same time Jenna is turning from a young ...

After World War II, Antonia and her daughter, Danielle, go back to their Dutch hometown, where Anton...

An expansive Russian drama, this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei R...

Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer journeys to the Himalayas without his family to head an expedit...
The life of a Romanian Orthodox Priest, who went from a hard childhood in godless, communist Romania...

Ahmet Nurudin is a dervish and head of the Islamic monastery of the Mevlevi order in Sarajevo. He is...

After taking up with a charming cab driver, a wild and hedonistic teenage girl returns home to succe...

Former policeman Lenny Nero has moved into a more lucrative trade: the illegal sale of virtual reali...

While waiting for her divorce papers, a repressed literature professor finds herself unexpectedly at...

Bruce Nolan toils as a "human interest" television reporter in Buffalo, NY, but despite his high rat...

Beyond Silence is about a family and a young girl’s coming of age story. This German film looks into...

A woman and her daughter struggle to make their way through the aftermath of the Balkan war.

Rahul Seth is a dashing young millionaire who believes he is "western" enough to rebel against his m...

An average, everyday metalworker and volunteer firefighter content in his marriage to his childhood ...