Caveh Zahedi

Caveh Zahedi Trailers

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​ Caveh Zahedi (born on April 29, 1960) is an American film director and actor of Iranian descent.

Most Popular Caveh Zahedi Trailers

Total trailers found: 71

Higher Education 3 Trailer (2024)

28 August 2024

The conclusion of Caveh Zahedi's group project with his students at The New School.

Creep 2 Trailer (2017)

14 October 2017

After finding an ad online for “video work,” Sara, a video artist whose primary focus is creating intimacy with lonely men, thinks she may have found the subject of her dreams.

The Show About the Show Trailer (2017)

17 March 2017

Independent Filmmaker Caveh Zahedi is trying to make a television show. He persuades BRIC TV, a Brooklyn non-profit Arts organization, to finance a television show whose premise is that every episode will be about the making of the previous episode.

The Threee Geniuses Trailer (2009)

15 November 2009

A compilation of footage from The Threee Geniuses. “The most intentionally psychedelic television show on cable TV.

Critic Trailer (2008)

22 January 2008

Seventy critics and filmmakers discuss cinema around the conflict between the artist and the observer, the creator and the critic.

Higher Education 2 Trailer (2024)

27 August 2024

The continuing saga of Caveh Zahedi's collaboration with students at The New School.

King of the Jews Trailer (2000)

14 March 2000

King of the Jews is a film about anti-Semitism and transcendence. Utilizing Hollywood movies, 1950's educational films, personal home movies and religious films, the filmmaker depicts his childhood fear of Jesus Christ.

Waking Life Trailer (2001)

19 October 2001

Waking Life is about a young man in a persistent lucid dream-like state. The film follows its protagonist as he initially observes and later participates in philosophical discussions that weave together issues like reality, free will, our relationships with others, and the meaning of life.

Treasure Island Trailer (1999)

24 January 1999

This film has nothing to do with Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story, but rather a naval base of the same name located in San Francisco Bay.

When We Were Bullies Trailer (2021)

28 January 2021

A mind-boggling "coincidence" leads the filmmaker to track down his fifth grade class – and fifth grade teacher – to examine their memory of and complicity in a bullying incident fifty years ago.

The Unmaking of I Am A Sex Addict Trailer (2009)

17 October 2009

An animated short about a film-shoot gone awry.

Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You Trailer (2015)

01 March 2015

Zahedi’s acceptance speech at the Gotham Awards

Tripping With Caveh Trailer (2004)

15 September 2004

With longtime collaborators Greg Watkins (A Little Stiff) and Thomas Logoreci, the charismatic, experimental filmmaker Caveh Zahedi approaches legendary songwriter Will Oldham (Palace Brothers, Bonnie "Prince" Billy) in an unconventional interview.

Dog Story Trailer (1988)

09 January 1988

A mother and daughter disagree about whether to put their dying dog to sleep.

Bad at Dancing Trailer (2015)

06 February 2015

A perpetual third wheel and awkward outsider, Joanna increasingly inserts herself into the relationship of her more charismatic roommate Isabel.

Couples Therapy Trailer (2013)

31 January 2013

Caveh Zahedi and Amanda Field go to couples therapy

D. Trailer (1997)

29 March 1997

A look into the far-too-brief life of D. Montgomery, the sound recordist for Caveh Zahedi's I DON'T HATE LAS VEGAS ANYMORE.

I Am a Sex Addict Trailer (2005)

14 October 2005

Just moments before his third wedding, Zahedi relates with utter sincerity and astonishing candor his obsession with prostitutes.

Citizen Ruth Trailer (1996)

21 November 1996

"Citizen Ruth" is the story of Ruth Stoops, a woman who nobody even noticed -- until she got pregnant.

Getting Stoned with Alex Karpovksy Trailer (2013)

01 September 2013

Caveh gets stoned with Alex Karpovsky.

Snapshot Diary Trailer (2000)

01 February 2000

The Sundance Channel gives Zahedi a still camera to chronicle his Sundance experience.

I Was in a Film Starring Laura Dern Trailer (1995)

27 September 1995

Video diary shot during the making of Alexander Payne's Citizen Ruth

Dada Trailer (2010)

01 April 2010

Focus Features commissions Zahedi to make a one-minute film about his one-year old to promote the film Babies.

The Sheik and I Trailer (2012)

07 December 2012

When an American filmmaker is commissioned to make a film for a Middle East Biennial on the theme of 'art as a subversive act,' his film is banned for blasphemy, he is asked to destroy every copy, and threatened with arrest.

Invention Trailer (2024)

11 August 2024

In the aftermath of a conspiracy-minded father’s sudden death, his daughter inherits his patent for an experimental healing device.

The Trees Were Spelling Love Backwards Trailer (2024)

23 July 2024

"During Covid, I was contacted online by a woman who lived in Berlin - a French-Caribbean singer and performance artist.

One Minute Racist Trailer (2007)

01 January 2007

Caveh Zahedi tells the story of a contentious encounter with a college security guard, a story about a moment's lapse into racism.

Getting Stoned with Sophia Takal Trailer (2013)

30 March 2013

Sophia's friends decide to leave so she can get stoned with Caveh and talk about interpersonal relationships, future plans, and a forwarded email.

Bob Dylan Hates Me Trailer (2016)

24 January 2016

Independent filmmaker Caveh Zahedi meets his childhood idol.

Getting Stoned with Matty Healy Trailer (2023)

30 July 2023

Independent filmmaker Caveh Zahedi gets too stoned with The 1975 frontman Matty Healy.

Letters to Bill Trailer (2005)

09 February 2005

From 2002 to 2005, filmmaker Caveh Zahedi corresponded in a series of video-letters with his friend Bill Brown.

The Film Within the Film Trailer (2005)

17 February 2005

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts commissions Caveh Zahedi to make a film.

How to Live with Regret Trailer (2018)

18 April 2018

How to live a long life filled with regret.

Plot for a Biennial Trailer (2015)

13 March 2015

This is the commissioned (and ultimately banned) film which Zahedi made for a biennial celebration. His The Sheik and I documentary is about his experiences making, and then dealing with the fallout stemming from having made, this film.

This Is Hamlet Trailer (2010)

14 August 2010

A mockumentary examination of Shakespeare's greatest tragedy using "breaking news" style interviews and commentary.

The First 5 Days of 2003 Trailer (2013)

06 March 2013

Unfinished video diary

I Was Blacklisted by Thom Powers Trailer (2012)

28 November 2012

Another film that Toronto International Film Festival programmer Thom Powers would rather you didn't see.

Epiphanies Trailer (1989)

01 February 1989

Fragments from a would-be abecedarium: E IS FOR ELEVATOR, J IS FOR JUMP, K IS FOR KISSING, M IS FOR MAGGOT and S IS FOR STRANGER.

Jo-Jo at the Gate of Lions Trailer (1992)

20 January 1992

Jo-Jo is a young woman who hears voices.

A Day in the Life of Greg Watkins Trailer (1999)

05 June 1999

Caveh Zahedi films the making of A SIGN FROM GOD (a film in which he starred).

Letters to Jay Trailer (1999)

10 March 1999

From 1996 to 1999, filmmaker Caveh Zahedi corresponded in a series of video-letters with his friend Jay Rosenblatt.

Underground Zero Trailer (2002)

15 March 2002

A collection of shorts made by various directors in response to 9/11.

Letters to Matthew Trailer (2005)

02 February 2005

From 2001 to 2005, filmmaker Caveh Zahedi corresponded in a series of video-letters with his friend Matthew Weiss.

A Little Stiff Trailer (1991)

16 March 1991

A Little Stiff is a 1991 minimalist comedy directed by Caveh Zahedi and Greg Watkins based on true events and re-enacted by the actual participants.

Etienne! Trailer (2009)

12 June 2009

After Richard finds out that his best and only friend, a dwarf hamster named Etienne, has terminal cancer, he decides to take his pocket pet on a bicycle road trip to show him the world before he has to put him to sleep.

Worm Trailer (2001)

16 March 2001

An off-screen narrator remembers a time he was five years old, walking to school in a heavy rain, wearing a yellow slicker and cap.

Not Getting Stoned with Alex Ross Perry Trailer (2019)

19 April 2019

Caveh gets stoned but Alex Ross Perry doesn't.

In the Bathtub of the World Trailer (2001)

29 April 2001

On January 1st, 1999, Caveh Zahedi started a one-year video diary. The idea was to shoot one minute each day.

How to Overthrow the US Government (Legally) Trailer (2020)

28 January 2020

Filmmaker Caveh Zahedi and member of The Yes Men Jaques Servin give classes in bringing about political change and make a web show of this.

Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point Trailer (2024)

08 November 2024

A family gathers on Christmas Eve for what could be the last holiday in their ancestral home. As the night wears on and tensions arise, one of the teenagers sneaks out with her friends to claim the wintry suburb for her own.

I Was Possessed by God Trailer (2000)

01 January 2000

On Valentine's Day, 1993, Caveh Zahedi decided to ingest 5 grams (a very large dose) of hallucinogenic mushrooms.

Joe_iMDb vs Frankie Truffles Trailer (2019)

01 January 2019

A battle of wits between NYC cinephiles.

D's Address Trailer (1997)

08 July 1997

Another meditation on loss.

D's Watch Trailer (1997)

10 June 1997

A meditation on loss

The Imitation of Chris Trailer (1987)

31 December 1987

A guy wakes up one morning to find a stranger in his bathroom who claims to be his son.

A Sign From God Trailer (2000)

20 October 2000

A semi-fictionalized day in the life of independent filmmaker Caveh (Caveh Zahedi) and his girlfriend Laura (Laura Macias) as they struggle with a series of challenges and accidents (including eviction from their apartment, possible pregnancy, and a car crash) while desperately seeking a sign from God about the future of their troubled relationship.

Odd Shirttails of Cornell’s Life Trailer (2014)

01 January 2014

Found footage film based on a real phone conversation.

Not Getting Stoned with Rick Alverson Trailer (2015)

01 December 2015

Caveh gets stoned and Rick Alverson doesn't.

Higher Education 1 Trailer (2024)

27 August 2024

Part 1 of The Class About the Class - Caveh Zahedi's project made with his students at The New School.

Letters to Thomas Trailer (2000)

31 December 2000

From 1999 to 2000, filmmaker Caveh Zahedi corresponded in a series of video-letters with his friend Thomas Logoreci.