When God Sleeps
Feature documentary film about Iranian rapper Shahin Najafi who is forced into hiding after hardline clerics take offense at his satirical lyrics and offer a $100,000 reward for his murder.
Credits
- Written and Directed by Till Schauder
- Produced By Sara Nodjoumi And Till Schauder
- In Association With ITVS, WDR, Catapult Film Fund, Fork Films, and Motto Pictures
- Executive Produced By Julie Goldman, Lisa Kleiner Chanoff, Bonni Cohen-Shenk, Abigail Disney, Gini Reticker, And Chris Clements.
- Executive Producer For ITVS Sally Jo Fifer
- Edited By Tina Grapenthin
- Supported by Sundance Institute, German Federal Film Board, NYSCA, Jerome Foundation, Hartley Film Fund, Flora Family Foundation, Gerd Ruge Fellowship, North Rhine Westphalia Film Fund, IFP, Hot Docs Forum.
Honors
- Winner: Passion for Freedom Award, London 2018
- Winner: Avanti Distribution Award, Turin 2018
- Special Jury Mention Jecheon, Korea International Film Festival 2018
- Shortlisted for German Academy Award 2018
- Winner: Best Music Documentary, Krakow Film Festival 2017
- Winner: Most Valuable Documentary of the Year, Berlin Cinema For Peace 2017
- Nominated for Best Documentary, Tribeca Film Festival 2017
- Winner: Gerd Ruge Fellowship and North Rhine Westphalia Film Fund
- Winner: German Federal Film Fund Development Grant
- Catapult Film Fund Development Grant
- German Federal Film Fund Screenplay Grant