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In a Thai village, the life of a boy who the head monk believes has unlocked the highest state of enlightenment is jeopardized when the village chief seeks to exploit the local festival of floating lanterns for profit. Upon finding out the Thai village chief's evil scheme for the local lantern festival, a precocious child's life is threatened.
A girl, considered the chosen one of her people, uncovers the secret of those who will soon make their sacred return.
A woman is employed by wealthy individuals to eat the sins of their recently deceased relatives.
A priest is the god of his own universe, but struggles to understand how he came to be. He takes in a young pupil to relieve himself of godhood.
At a monk retreat, a guilty pharmacist tries to reclaim his attention span—and take accountability for what he has done.
An act of compassion puts a trapeze master in India on a collision course with a terrifying supernatural power.
A young girl wants to be a religious saint and tries to figure out what kind of sacrifice will be big enough for God to make her one.
In an alien world, a human city with fanatic religious beliefs expands by destroying a peaceful alien people’s religious pyramids, disbanding them. However, relics of this human god begin appearing in these alien clans, convincing the human leadership that a miracle is occurring.
In this fantasy story inspired by African mythology, a young acolyte who is frustrated that the gods have never spoken to her learns of a divine secret that shatters both her view of the world and her perception of her own purpose.
One night while visiting his mother, a man contends with the nature of faith and family.