Synopsis: Commissioned by a Middle Eastern Biennial to make a film on the theme of "art as a subversive act," independent filmmaker Caveh Zahedi ("I Am a Sex Addict") goes overboard. Told that he can do whatever he wants except make fun of the Sheik, who rules the country and finances the Biennial, Zahedi decides to do just that. He turns his camera on the Biennial itself and gleefully presses every culturally sensitive button he can find. But his court jester antics fail to amuse. Zahedi's film is banned for blasphemy and he is threatened with a fatwa. [Synopsis courtesy of SXSW]
Factory 25 has acquired world rights for Caveh Zahedi's incendiary documentary "The Sheik and I," the Brooklyn-based indie label announced Tuesday. The film, which premiered earlier this year at SXSW, is set for theatrical release in New York on December 7, and Factory 25 will partner ...
Read More »Caveh Zahedi built a reputation as a naughty provocateur with surreal docu-comedies like "A Little Stiff" and "I Am a Sex Addict," but his latest effort rises above self-interest and takes a stab at instigating change.
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