Caveh Zahedi is an autobiographical writer/actor/director who combines both dramatic and documentary elements in his work. He is a Guggenheim recipient, a Rome Prize Fellow, a MacDowell Fellow, and a winner of the 2005 Gotham Award for "Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You." His films include A Little Stiff (1991), I Don't Hate Las Vegas Anymore (1994), In The Bathtub of the World (2001), and I Am A Sex Addict (2005). He has also appeared as an actor in Waking Life (2001), A Sign From God (2000), Money Buys Happiness (1999), and Citizen Ruth (1996).