Words with Gods

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.

Billed Cast

Miranda Tapsell

Woman (ep. "True Gods")

Chico Diaz

The Man (ep. "The Man Who Stole a Duck")

Tanuja Samarth

Leela (ep. "God Room")

Masatoshi Nagase

(ep. "Sufferings")

Yaël Abecassis

(ep. "The Book of Amos")

Zohar Shtrauss

(ep. "The Book of Amos")

Sarai Givaty

(ep. "The Book of Amos")

Juan Fernández

The Killer (ep. "The Confession")

Pepón Nieto

Cab Driver (ep. "The Confession")

Paco Sagarzazu

Old Man (ep. "The Confession")

Emir Kusturica

Monk (ep. "Our Life")

Yılmaz Erdoğan

(ep. "Sometimes Look Up - Kaboki")