Genres
Production Companies
Itaca Films
Mij Film Co.
Words with Gods
It is time to know each other
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Guillermo Arriaga, Héctor Babenco, Bahman Ghobadi, Amos Gitai, Emir Kusturica, Mira Nair, Hideo Nakata, Warwick Thornton, Álex de la Iglesia
Producer: Lucas Akoskin, Guillermo Arriaga, Alex García
Writer: Warwick Thornton, Héctor Babenco, Hideo Nakata, Amos Gitai, Álex de la Iglesia, Jorge Guerricaechevarría, Emir Kusturica, Dunja Kusturica, Guillermo Arriaga, Reema Kagti
Director of Photography: Warwick Thornton, Adrian Teijido, Shanker Raman, Tetsuro Sano, Giora Bejach, Kiko de la Rica, Martin Šec, Igor Martinović, Sergio Yazbek
Screenplay: Zoya Akhtar, Bahman Ghobadi
