Voyerism & Caveh Zahedi's "In the Bathtub of the World"

First off, where is everybody? This site doesn't seem as active as in the past, this week being especially slow.

That said, on to my question. I just watched Caveh Zahedi's "In the Bathtub of the World" again last night, and enjoyed it quite a bit. Almost too much, as strangely as that sounds.

Usually, this type of film would repulse me immediately--self-indugent, unoriginal (well, in a way i guess it is VERY original, but I'm thinking along the lines of the 'film student turns the camera on his own life' kind of thing).

I figured it was Caveh's "character" that appealed to me, but it wasn't. Although his honesty and daring appeals to me, his neurotic, effeminate & childish qualities get kind of annoying after a while.

Yet I really enjoy this film. It's partly for its voyeuristic aspects, I guess, and the "realism" (though I'm a very believer in the idea that nothing is "reality" once it's filmed)--it seemed almost like a real-life version of "David Holtzman's Diary", complete with the angst, awkwardness & angry girlfriend that doesn't want to be filmed in her vulnerable moments (although I would argue that Mandy has an almost saint-like patience; I cringe thinking about putting my girlfriend through that).

So, for those of you who have seen this film & enjoy it, what do you think the appeal is? And for those who haven't seen the film, another question--what is the appeal of voyeurism, both in society & in cinema? Is it unhealthy? Is it "wrong" (if you believe in such a thing as something being "wrong")?