I Am A Sex Addict

Colour, BETA
USA, 2005, 98 min
Section: Forum of Independents
Oficiální stránky: www.iamasexaddictthemovie.com

Synopsis

According to details provided by the filmmaker himself, the film is entirely autobiographical. Caveh Zahedi plays himself in scenes from his life, telling the story of a man who becomes addicted to sex with prostitutes and who is unable to suppress his own addiction, not even when he becomes involved in a steady relationship and gets married. He tries all kinds of ways to escape his obsessive behaviour, but without much success. It is only when he attends meetings with fellow sufferers (Sex Addicts Anonymous) that he at least finds reassurance in the fact that he is not the only one with this problem. Even though the hero’s problem is serious, the film itself is a hilarious comedy full of comic exhibitionism and absurdity, reminiscent of the best of Woody Allen.

About the director

Caveh Zahedi (b. 1960, Washington DC) studied philosophy at Yale University and film at UCLA. He has made experimental films and worked as a film critic. He lives in San Francisco. In 2000 he was a guest of the Forum of Independents at the Karlovy Vary IFF, as the producer, editor and star of the film A Sign from God, directed by Greg Watkins. Films: A Little Stiff (1991, co-dir.), I Don’t Hate Las Vegas Anymore (1995), I Was Possessed by God (1999), In the Bathtub of the World (2001), Worm (2001, short, co-dir.), The World is a Classroom (2002), Tripping with Caveh (2004, doc.), I Am a Sex Addict (2004).