Screenings:
Sunday, April 30, 3:00 PM, Charles 2

A dead pan, and often hilarious meditation on divine intervention, A Sign From God, stars Caveh Zahedi (in a more than autobiographical turn) as a fledgling filmmaker in San Francisco facing eviction and a pending break-up from his (possibly) pregnant girlfriend. To make matters worse, he's just crashed their car. But Caveh remains steadfast in his optimism, spouting such bon mots as "if we are centered, our income will come to us." Filmed with a loose, improvisational style, the film features a score by Jonathan Richman.

Tidbit:
Many of the characters in the film play themselves: Henry Rosenthal really is a producer, that really is his office, and he really doesn't want to give Caveh any money. Moe Ghassemi, also a producer, financed some of the production of Zahedi's unfinished I am a Sex Addict. Thomas Logoreci, a bonefide film fanatic, really did bump into Zahedi on the street and profess enthusiastic admiration.

Bio:
Greg Watkins graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Social Theory. Greg then attended UCLA film school where, in collaboration with Caveh Zahedi, he made A Little Stiff (Sundance, 1991). This critically-acclaimed independent feature re-enacted Caveh's crush on a UCLA art student, and was cast with the real-life participants. Since UCLA, Greg has worked primarily as a cinematographer on indie features, Jo-Jo at the Gate of Lions, I Don't Have Las Vegas Anymore (Caveh Zahedi), and Frisk, as well as the Sundance prize-winning short A Small Domain.

Jonathan Richman, see Cyrano de Bergerac