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.
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 ...
When an arranged marriage brings Ada and her spirited daughter to the wilderness of nineteenth-centu...
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 ...
Film comprised of six vignettes each illustrating one aspect of life in the French capital, each set...
The star of a team of teenage crime fighters falls for the alluring villainess she must bring to jus...
When their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape.
Anaïs is twelve and bears the weight of the world on her shoulders. She watches her older sister, El...
Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a re...
A graphic portrayal of the last twelve hours of Jesus of Nazareth's life.
Looking for a safe place to live after being harassed by her husband, a depressive and violent man, ...
With her life crashing down around her, Linda attempts to navigate her child's mysterious illness, h...
The Viennese cab driver Maggy has all kinds of problems, not least monetary ones. But suddenly Maggy...
Bridget Jones is an average woman struggling against her age, her weight, her job, her lack of a man...
Comedy drama about a family reunion written by and starring Richard Herring. It's Ken and Margaret S...
A day in the life of Arnošt, a soldier staying in Josefov. A sense of desperation permeates the envi...
She is the blonde poison of the backyards, the femme fatale of the Wedding side street. Coolness han...
A drama loosely based on Jean Bernard's Nazi-era prison diary.
A young British girl born and reared in India loses her neglectful parents in an earthquake. She is ...