Dreams Apart was made as part of a project by Zilkhas through The University of Southern California, where he earned a Master of Fine Arts in Film and Video. Zilkha also holds B.A. and M.A degrees from Oxford University and an MBA from Columbia Business School. Zilkha has produced additional independent film projects, including the film short, Death and the Hypochondriac, as well as the documentary, Normal Conservative Rebels - Gilbert & George in China.