It’s a very exciting day for Partner Pictures! That’s because our film WHEN GOD SLEEPS has its TV premiere TONIGHT on the PBS series Independent Lens at 10 PM EST. It’s been almost a year since the film first screened at the Tribeca Film Festival, and we’re thrilled to now be able to share it with the entire US. Be sure to tune in tonight and to check your local listings for exact times!

April is shaping out to be a very exciting month for Partner Pictures and our latest feature, WHEN GOD SLEEPS. Aside from the film’s television premiere on April 2, we’re pleased to announce that its Russian premiere will be at DOKer 2018! The festival, also known as the Moscow International Documentary Film Festival, runs from April 12 to 17 and will showcase independent documentaries from around the world. Check back at the WGS official website, on our festival page, and on the DOKer Facebook page for screening and ticket announcements. In the meantime, get excited for April!

This Thursday, March 22, WHEN GOD SLEEPS will be screened at New York University’s School of Law as part of “an evening of discussion addressing the world’s current struggle over immigration, the commonalities that unite immigrant communities in our nation, and the importance of free expression”. Tickets can be purchased here. Taking part in the event’s discussion will be “Sara Nodjoumi, producer of When God Sleeps; Hadi Ghaemi, Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI); Reza Mazaheri, immigration attorney and the Deputy Executive Director of Resettlement & Legal Services of Artistic Freedom Initiative (AFI); – Farnaz Fasihi, senior writer for the Wall Street Journal”. Make sure to head over to the event page for details and tickets. We’re thrilled to once again share WHEN GOD SLEEPS with our fellow New Yorkers, and we hope to see many of…

WHEN GOD SLEEPS will have its Romanian premiere at the One World Romania International Human Rights and Documentary Festival, now in its 11th year. Our screenings will take place on Saturday, March 17 and Sunday, March 18. Director Till Schauder will be in attendance for a Q&A. Visit the One World Romania link above for details and tickets. We hope those of you in the Bucharest area can join us for this fantastic film festival!

We have yet another exciting premiere to announce, this time in Norway! WHEN GOD SLEEPS will have to screenings at the HUMAN International Documentary Film Festival in Oslo, Norway. Visit our festival page for details and to purchase tickets for our March 10 and March 12 screenings. The HUMAN International Documentary Film Festival runs from March 7 – 10 and showcases work that focuses on human rights issues.

WHEN GOD SLEEPS will have its Czech premiere at the One World Human Rights Film Festival on Saturday, 10 March 2018. Join us at Bio OKO in Prague that evening for our first-ever screening in the Czech Republic! Visit the link above to purchase tickets and to learn more about One World, the largest human rights documentary film festival in the world.

We’re pleased to announce that WHEN GOD SLEEPS will screen in the LOLA at Berlinale Section as part of the 14 documentaries longlisted for the German Academy Award (Vorauswahl Deutscher Filmpreis). Our screening dates are: February 17 (Saturday) @ 10:00 / followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers February 22 (Thursday) @ 14:00 Head over to our film’s festival page for more ticket and screening info. Hope to see many of you in Berlin!

WHEN GOD SLEEPS is headed to Houston! Join us for our February 3rd screening at the Houston Iranian Film Festival. Now in its twenty-fifth year, the HIFF was established by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and Rice Cinema. We’re very thrilled to be included in this year’s incredible selection of Iranian cinema, which includes the final film by the late, great, Abbas Kiarostami. Head on over to our festival page for more information about showtime and tickets. See you in Texas!

Director Till Schauder will take part in a Q&A at the February 3rd screening of WHEN GOD SLEEPS, to take place at the SEEYOUSOUND Film Festival. Till will talk about the process of making the film and will field audience questions as well. Tickets for this date are still available on our festival page, so those near Turin, Italy should get them while you can!

We have exciting news for those of you in Turkey: WHEN GOD SLEEPS will screen at the !f istanbul Independent Film Festival on February 21, 22, and 24. !f Istanbul, now in its 17th year, is a unique film festival that aims to highlight both independent filmmaking and the pertinent issues affecting societies around the world. “Dedicated to showcasing the best in contemporary film, !f believes that the shared experience of cinema is a form of activism that has the power to connect people across borders and boundaries of all description. The festival is curated and based on thematic sections, some of which change every year to reflect issues that are gripping the world’s – and filmmakers’- imagination” — !f Istanbul Festival Website Tickets for all showtimes will be available soon, so keep an eye on our festival page and Facebook/Twitter accounts for updates.