Desiree Akhavan
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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.
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- 1984Birth
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You’re Embarrassing Yourself by Desiree Akhavan audiobook review – a devastatingly honest and funny memoir
My Voice Doesn’t Fall Neatly into a Category: A Conversation with Desiree Akhavan
'You’re Embarrassing Yourself' is author Desiree Akhavan's memoir about shame
Sight & Sound: Ten Favorite Films from Cheryl Dunye, Desiree Akhavan, and Other Queer Faves
It's a lie that beauty is power. So why did I let my parents talk me into a nose job?
"The Miseducation of Cameron Post" Director Desiree Akhavan Makes Queer Women's Movies Because She Just Loves Queer Women
Desiree Akhavan: ‘The only mainstream queer female stories have been directed by men – it disgusts me’
Desiree Akhavan on Appropriate Behaviour and not being the ‘Iranian bisexual Lena Dunham’
‘Appropriate Behavior’ Review: Desiree Akhavan’s Hilarious Comedy Heralds an Essential New Voice
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