Werner Herzog was so sure Errol Morris would never complete his brilliant debut feature Gates of Heaven, that he swore he would eat his shoe if he ever finished it… resulting in the short film Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe. This astonishingly poignant documentary portrays two pet cemeteries in Northern California and the people involved with them. Such a description, however, can hardly do justice to the captivating, funny, and enigmatic Gates of Heaven, a film that is about our relationships to our pets, each other, and ourselves. Both sincere and satirical, this is an endlessly surprising study of human nature.