- “Blacklisting,” Free Speech, and, Well, Huh In a online video, Caveh Zahedi (The Sheik & I) claims he was "blacklisted" by festival programmer Thom Powers, who responded saying the filmmaker "can't seem to accept that he's made a film with a mixed response."
- SXSW 2012: Caveh Zahedi Riles a Government (and an Audience) with 'The Sheik and I' The criticism of Caveh Zahedi's new documentary is only growing, but the artist refuses to back down.