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Desiree Akhavan (Persian: دزیره اخوان, born December 27, 1984) is an American filmmaker, writer and actress. She is best known for her 2014 feature film debut Appropriate Behavior, and her 2018 film The Miseducation of Cameron Post. She appeared in the found footage horror film Creep 2.
Desiree Akhavan is an Iranian-American filmmaker who has directed and starred in Appropriate Behavior, The Miseducation of Cameron Post and The Bisexual. She was born in New York City in 1984 and has won several awards for her work.
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When filmmaker Desiree Akhavan told her Iranian immigrant parents she was in love with a woman, she knew they would object. She explains why it's worth the risk to let people get to know the real you.
Oct 5, 2018 · Desiree Akhavan: ‘Just because I’m from a marginalised group, I don’t have to skewer the mainstream’. The star of ‘The Bisexual’ on why not only heterosexuals are guilty of prejudice...
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Jul 21, 2023 · Desiree Akhavan, the multi-talented Iranian-American director, screenwriter and actor delves into the making of her groundbreaking first feature film, "Appro...
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Desiree Akhavan is a filmmaker, writer and director who explores identity, sexuality and shame in her work. She has won awards for her films Appropriate Behavior and The Miseducation of Cameron Post, and cowrote and directed the Hulu series The Bisexual.
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