Caveh Zahedi
Caveh Zahedi is an Iranian-American autobiographical filmmaker whose feature-length films include The Sheik and I (2012), I Am A Sex Addict (2005), In The Bathtub of the World (2001), I Don’t Hate Las Vegas Anymore (1994), and A Little Stiff (1991). He is also the writer/director of the BRIC TV series The Show About the Show and the daily autobiographical podcast 365 Stories I Want To Tell You Before We Both Die.
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A Little Stiff
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Directed by Caveh Zahedi, Greg Watkins • 1991 • USA
A Little Stiff is a minimalist comedy based on true events and re-enacted by the actual participants. Caveh Zahedi plays himself as a neurotic film student who develops a crush on art student Erin McKim after a brief encounter in an elevato... -
I Don't Hate Las Vegas Anymore
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Directed by Caveh Zahedi • 1994 • USA
I Don't Hate Las Vegas Anymore is a documentary about a filmmaker who takes a road trip to Las Vegas with his father and half-brother in an attempt to prove the existence of God. He posits that if God exists, and if God is indeed omniscient, omnipotent a... -
In the Bathtub of the World
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Directed by Caveh Zahedi • 2001 • USA
On January 1st, 1999, I started a one-year video diary. The idea was to shoot one minute each day. This is the result. -
I Am A Sex Addict
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Directed by Caveh Zahedi • 2006 • USA
On the eve of his third marriage, Caveh tells the story of how his attraction to prostitutes and his compulsive honesty combined to destroy each of his past relationships. -
The Sheik and I
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Directed by Caveh Zahedi • 2012 • USA
Commissioned by a Middle Eastern Biennial to make a film on the theme of "art as a subversive act," independent filmmaker Caveh Zahedi goes overboard. Told that he can do whatever he wants except make fun of the Sheik (who rules the country and finances ... -
Tripping with Caveh
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Directed by Caveh Zahedi • 2003 • USA
Filmmaker Caveh Zahedi takes hallucinogenic mushrooms with singer-songwriter Will Oldham. -
D’s Address
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Directed by Caveh Zahedi • 1997 • USA
Filmmaker Caveh Zahedi contemplates whether or not to erase a dead friend’s contact info. -
Mandy’s Birthday
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Directed by Caveh Zahedi • 1999 • USA
A filmmaker’s wife’s ambivalence about being filmed all day long on her birthday. -
A Day in the Life of Greg Watkins
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Directed by Caveh Zahedi • 1999 • USA
A production diary of the making of Greg Watkins’ A Sign From God. -
I Was Possessed By God
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Directed by Caveh Zahedi • 1998 • USA
A filmmaker experiences divine possession after taking a “heroic dose” of hallucinogenic mushrooms. -
The First 5 Days of 2003
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Directed by Caveh Zahedi • 2003 • USA
An aborted year-long video diary. -
Dimitri in the Mud with Turquoise
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Directed by Caveh Zahedi • 2006 • USA
Filmmaker Caveh Zahedi takes DMT on camera. -
Unmaking of I Am A Sex Addict
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Directed by Caveh Zahedi • 2008 • USA
An animated short about a film shoot that goes horribly wrong. -
I Was Blacklisted By Thom Powers
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Directed by Caveh Zahedi • 2012 • USA
The story of how and why an American programmer tried to censor an Iranian-American filmmaker for making a film about censorship in the Middle East.