When God Sleeps

1h 28m
MusicDocumentary
6

Iranian musician Shahin Najafi flees his homeland and heads to Cologne, Germany after harsh criticism by several clerics over the release of his song speaking out against human rights abuses resulted in a fatwa being issued.

Cast

Shahin Najafi
Himself

Crew

Till Schauder
Director, Writer, Cinematography
Tina Grapenthin
Editor
Aron Koszeg
Assistant Editor
Gerardo Milsztein
Director of Photography
Christopher Clements
Executive Producer
Bonni Cohen
Executive Producer
Abigail Disney
Executive Producer
Sally Jo Fifer
Executive Producer
Julie Goldman
Executive Producer
Lisa Kleiner-Chanoff
Executive Producer
Gini Reticker
Executive Producer
Sara Nodjoumi
Producer
Mike Frank
Supervising Sound Editor
Ben Kiviat
Visual Effects Designer
Max Avery Lichtenstein
Music
Mark Becker
Consulting Editor
Ilias P.J.S.
Translator
Caitlin Tartaro
Digital Intermediate
Will Cox
Color Designer
Michael Ehrenzweig
Supervising Producer

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