Los Cabos International Film Festival offers a great number of International Premieres and creates a cultural space that allows the industry to exchange ideas and new projects. 
 
"Words with Gods" will be presented at the Festival Third Edition Galas Program on Friday, November 14th. 
 
The film will have its North America Premiere at the Festival, comprised of 9 short films, tells stories where faith plays a central role, created by some of the most celebrated directors of the moment. A dramatic spectrum of cultures finds their place in it, with each director creating a dialogue with what’s closest to them through their shorts.
 
Warwick Thornton questions the Aboriginal spirituality, Héctor Babenco the Umbanda, Mira Nair the Hinduism, Hideo Nakata the Shinto Buddhism, Amos Gitai the Judaism, Álex de la Iglesia the Catholicism, Emir Kusturica the Orthodox Christianity, Bahman Ghobadi the Islam, and Guillermo Arriaga the atheism.
 
"Words with Gods" is a panoramic and global history that questions birth and death, determining decisions, and lost and found faith.

"Gods Blood" directed by Guillermo Arriaga.

Mexican filmmaker Guillermo Arriaga directed the story "Gods Blood", as well as being the creator of the concept on which the film is based; he is one of the producers along with Alex García and Lucas Akoskin. The order of the short films in "Words with Gods" was curated by Peruvian writer, Mario Vargas Llosa and the music was created by British musician, Peter Gabriel.
 
In addition, Los Cabos International Film Festival announces that its Third Edition’s Mexican Tribute will be dedicate to Guillermo Arriaga.

 

"Words with Gods" Trailer:

Technical Specifications
Runtime: 134 minutes
Number of Short Films: 9

 

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About Alex García:
Alex García is one of Mexico’s most prolific producers. He has produced more than 30 films, which have been screened in festivals including Venice (The Burning Man), Tribeca (Love, Pain and Vice Versa) and Berlinale (Elite Squad, awarded with the Golden Bear in 2008).
 
About Los Cabos International Film Fest:
Every year in November in Los Cabos, one of the most beautiful places in Mexico, a space oriented to dialogue and collaboration between the Mexican film industry and its cultural and commercial partners in North America takes place. It welcomes 14,000 attendees, 450 industry professionals, and national and international media. 
During the first two editions, the Festival was known as “Baja International Film Festival, Los Cabos”.  The name and image of the Festival were changed for its Third Edition. 
Third Edition November 12-16, 2014.