Independent Lens · SEASON 19
When God Sleeps
Episode 13 · 2018-04-02

- Documentary
Episode overview
The story of Iranian musician Shahin Najafi's stand for freedom of expression, after he was forced into hiding when hardline clerics issue a fatwa for his death, incensed by a rap song focusing on human rights. Despite the risks to his life every time he performs on stage, Shahin refuses to stop, even with a $100,000 bounty on his head.
60 minutes
Season 19 episodes
1. Chasing Trane2017-11-06
2. Shadow World2017-11-20
3. Supergirl2017-12-18
4. The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin2018-01-01
5. Unrest2018-01-08
6. I Am Not Your Negro2018-01-15
7. The Force2018-01-22
8. I Am Another You2018-01-29
9. Winnie2018-02-05
10. Tell Them We Are Rising2018-02-19
11. Rat Film2018-02-26
12. Dolores2018-03-27
13. When God Sleeps2018-04-02
14. The Art of the Shine2018-04-09
15. What Lies Upstream2018-04-16
16. Look & See: Wendell Berry's Kentucky2018-04-23
17. True Conviction2018-04-30
18. No Man's Land2018-05-07
19. ACORN and the Firestorm2018-05-14
20. Served Like a Girl2018-05-28