Event

The Sheik and I

Nov 16 - Nov 21

(Caveh Zahedi, USA/United Arab Emirates, 2012, Blu-ray, 109 min)

Seattle Premiere!

Friday, Nov 16 at 07:00PM
Friday, Nov 16 at 09:15PM
Saturday, Nov 17 at 07:00PM
Saturday, Nov 17 at 09:15PM
Sunday, Nov 18 at 07:00PM
Sunday, Nov 18 at 09:15PM
Monday, Nov 19 at 07:00PM
Monday, Nov 19 at 09:15PM
Tuesday, Nov 20 at 07:00PM
Tuesday, Nov 20 at 09:15PM
Wednesday, Nov 21 at 07:00PM
Wednesday, Nov 21 at 09:15PM
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 in The Sheik And I. Told that he can do whatever he wants except poke fun at the Sheik, who rules the country and finances the Biennial, Zahedi decides to do just that. His court jester antics fail to amuse, as Zahedi's film is banned for blasphemy and he is threatened with arrest and fatwa.