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.

Family members struggle to heal their emotional wounds after an incident of sexual abuse.

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.

Bridget Jones is an average woman struggling against her age, her weight, her job, her lack of a man...

Pinku distributed by Xces / Nikkatsu.

In Tokyo, a man targets an idol singer and couple... Distributed by Xces / Nikkatsu.

In 26 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...

Two friends, Lou and Lena... An agreement for this all night walk.

A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign...

Fatima, a teacher living her elite life in Karachi, shattered, when her nanny Nusrat, inexplicably d...

An extraordinary black comedy that explores the limits of survival and absurdist political power gam...

A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California ...

When a shy young man arrives on her doorstep, Alice Hartley grabs the chance to escape from her love...

A classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-c...