Word: zahedi
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Bobby lacks the eloquence and focus of Allen, haltingly explains how he intended to make a scripted film about a road trip to Las Vegas with his estranged father, George (Ali Zahedi) and half-brother, Amin (Amin Zahedi). But Bobby could not procure the funding and instead he grabbed this opportunity to create a film that proves the existence...
...film opens on a black screen with Zahedi (Bobby) nervously asking his crew, D., Steve and Greg, who all play integral parts in this film, if they've begun rolling. As the blank screen fades into Bobby delivering a monologue, the debt to Woody Allen is evident (Allen often prefaces his movies by explaining his intent to the audience, most notably in "Annie Hall...
...premise is that if God exists, then he can simply let the omnipotent Almighty take over and Zahedi will film what He lets happen. He believes God will create a fulfilling reconciliation between Zahedi and his estranged father, who left Bobby and his mother when Bobby was young. But even from this onset, he confesses he fears this may not be enough, "It's gonna be okay, but I find myself worrying all the time...
...next scene opens on the day before Christmas in George's home in Los Angeles, where Zahedi's teenage half-brother Amin refuses to do the movie unless Zahedi pays him more money. A flustered Zahedi wavers between angry coercion and pleading persuasion, only to be saved by his father, who agrees to pay Amin out of his own pocket...
...Zahedi's inability to take control of his belligerent little brother illustrates another problem inherent in this movie. Zahedi purports to let God direct his film, but when he does strive to control a situation, he cannot. His insecurity as a person and a director hampers him from asserting his rights as the co-director) (God is billed as the other co-director) and member of this family...