Filmmaker Caveh Zahedi drops in to tell us about A Course in Miracles, Andrei Roublev by Andrei Tarkovsky, The Collected Poems of Wallace Stevens, and more.
August 31, 2021
As some of you may recall, I noted in our 100th post that Betsey Brown’s Caveh Zahedi recommendation (which is a great introduction btw) was my favorite rec of the newsletter thus far, so we’re very pleased that the man himself was down to come on Perfectly Imperfect and share some of his favorite things with us. Caveh is a filmmaker best known for his experimental & personal films “I Am a Sex Addict” and “I Don't Hate Las Vegas Anymore”, and cult classic TV show “The Show About the Show”. However, Caveh needs our help, the future of “The Show About the Show” is hanging by the thread of a Kickstarter campaign that ends on September 12th. I promise that if you watch one episode of the hyper-meta & almost too real show you’ll be sold on Zahedi’s genius, so please check it out right away. Caveh has great taste and lucky for us, he’s here to tell us what he’s been into.Without further ado
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I discovered this book over 30 years ago when I was having trouble forgiving a friend for something which, in hindsight, wasn’t that big a deal. But my unforgiveness was killing me and making me into an unbearable person. It’s a channeled book, and claims to be channeled by the historical Jesus. I know that sounds kooky, but it is the single most life-changing book that I have ever read. It completely changed my way of thinking not only about forgiveness but also about reality and the meaning of life. I have never read a book with a voice this absolutely authoritative and egoless at the same time. It’s not for everyone, but I can’t recommend this book highly enough.