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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.

Calling our neighbors to the north: WHEN GOD SLEEPS is screening at the Victoria Film Festival on February 11, so mark your calendars if you’re in the Victoria, BC area. Tickets and details are available here. This is the film’s first screening in Canada, so we’re especially looking forward to it. It’s about time we take this show to the Great White North!

We have another exciting premiere to announce, this time in Italy! WHEN GOD SLEEPS is playing at SEEYOUSOUND International Music Film Festival on January 28 and February 3. SEEYOUSOUND is the first music film festival in Italy and WGS will play in the “Long Play – Doc” category. Check out our festival page for screening times and tickets. We look forward to seeing you music lovers in Turin!

WHEN GOD SLEEPS will screen at the Göteborg Film Festival starting this Friday, 26 January. Göteborg is the largest film festival in the Nordic countries and will be offering up a staggering selection of Swedish and international films at this year’s event. Tickets and information about the WHEN GOD SLEEPS screenings are available here. Come join us if you’re near Gothenburg, Sweden!

WHEN GOD SLEEPS is coming to The Bahamas! Join us in Nassau on January 25 for our Bahamian premiere at The Island House Film Festival. The festival will be hosted at The Island House, a gorgeous hotel and gathering space for both local and international artists. Check out the festival website for more details, and visit our film’s Eventbrite page to purchase tickets. Director Till Schauder and producer Sara Nodjoumi will be in attendance for a Q&A. What better way to spend the winter?

We’re very excited to announce that WHEN GOD SLEEPS will have its US broadcast television premiere on this season of Independent Lens on PBS! Our film is scheduled to air on April 2, 2018, at 10:00 PM EST, but check your local PBS listings for any updates as we get closer to the broadcast date. This premiere is especially exciting because Sara Nodjoumi, producer of WHEN GOD SLEEPS, got her professional start at WNET (the PBS station for New York/New Jersey residents), so it looks like everything’s come full circle. Check out the full lineup for this season of Independent Lens, and be sure to tune in on April 2 for our television premiere!