The Sheik and I

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, Za...

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Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Factory 25, 2012.
Kanopy Streaming, 2017.
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Summary: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 fails to amuse. Zahedi's film is banned for blasphemy and he is threatened with a fatwa.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (streaming video file) (104 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Playing Time:01:43:55
Format:Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:Originally produced by Factory 25 in 2012.