Caveh Zahedi Movie Trailers

Not Getting Stoned with Rick Alverson Trailer (2015)

01 December 2015

Caveh gets stoned and Rick Alverson doesn't.

Underground Zero Trailer (2002)

15 March 2002

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

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.

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 First 5 Days of 2003 Trailer (2013)

06 March 2013

Unfinished video diary

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.

I Don't Hate Las Vegas Anymore Trailer (1994)

05 February 1994

A real-life comedy about a filmmaker who takes a road trip to Las Vegas -- with his real-life father and 16-year-old half-brother, plus a crew of three -- in the hopes of proving the existence of God.

Mandy's Birthday Trailer (1999)

14 December 1999

This film is a birthday gift to Caveh Zahedi's girlfriend Amada (Mandy) Field. Mr. Zahedi arranged for one of his friends to film her all day on her birthday as his special birthday gift to her.

I Was Blacklisted by Thom Powers Trailer (2012)

28 November 2012

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.

Higher Education 3 Trailer (2024)

28 August 2024

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

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.

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.

Invention Trailer (2025)

01 October 2025

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

Higher Education 2 Trailer (2024)

27 August 2024

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

Creep 2 Trailer (2017)

06 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.

Money Buys Happiness Trailer (2002)

26 June 2002

A married Seattle couple struggle in their relationship as they approach the millennium, each looking for new directions in their life.

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.

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.

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.

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

01 March 2015

Zahedi’s acceptance speech at the Gotham Awards

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Getting Stoned with Alex Karpovksy Trailer (2013)

01 September 2013

Caveh gets stoned with Alex Karpovsky.

Tiny Furniture Trailer (2010)

12 November 2010

After graduating from film school, Aura returns to New York to live with her photographer mother, Siri, and her sister, Nadine, who has just finished high school.

Snapshot Diary Trailer (2000)

01 February 2000

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

I Am a Sex Addict Trailer (2006)

12 April 2006

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

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.

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.

RSO [Registered Sex Offender] Trailer (2008)

01 March 2008

After serving three long years in prison, a registered sex offender returns to civilization, only to find an environment that's completely uncivilized.

Couples Therapy Trailer (2013)

31 January 2013

Caveh persuades Mandy and their couples therapist to let him film their sessions.

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.

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.

This Is Hamlet Trailer (2010)

14 August 2010

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

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.

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.

Joe_iMDb vs Frankie Truffles Trailer (2019)

01 January 2019

A battle of wits between NYC cinephiles.

Not Getting Stoned with Alex Ross Perry Trailer (2019)

19 April 2019

Caveh gets stoned but Alex Ross Perry doesn't.

D's Address Trailer (1997)

08 July 1997

Another meditation on loss.

Allure Trailer (2014)

01 January 2014

Based on true stories, ALLURE is a process-driven film, where filmmakers and actors worked together through a series of improvisations to tell the stories of five women in New York, who come from five very different countries.

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.

D's Watch Trailer (1997)

10 June 1997

A meditation on loss

The Show About the Show: The Final Season Trailer (2025)

16 July 2025

The epic conclusion to Caveh Zahedi's THE SHOW ABOUT THE SHOW

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.

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.

Odd Shirttails of Cornell’s Life Trailer (2014)

01 January 2014

Found footage film based on a real phone conversation.

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.

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.