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    Desiree Akhavan

    American filmmaker and screenwriter

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  1. 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.

    • American
    • December 27, 1984 (age 38), New York City, New York, U.S.
    • 2010–present
  2. 9 Videos. 32 Photos. Desiree Akhavan was born on 27 December 1984 in New York City, New York, USA. She is a director and actress, known for Appropriate Behavior (2014), The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018) and The Bisexual (2018). More at IMDbPro.

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  3. Desiree Akhavan |. TED Immigrant Diaspora: Iranian. • December 2023. Read transcript. Watch next. 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.

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  5. Aug 12, 2018 · Desiree Akhavan: ‘The only mainstream queer female stories have been directed by men – it disgusts me’ | Movies | The Guardian. ‘I want to make the calls. I want to do things on my terms, and I...

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  6. Desiree Akhavan is best known for her films Appropriate Behavior and The Miseducation of Cameron Post, which won the 2018 Sundance Grand Jury Award. More recently she cowrote, directed and starred in the Hulu original series The Bisexual. As a television director, she's worked on a breadth of shows including the Emmy-nominated Hacks and Ramy.

  7. Oct 26, 2018 · TV News. Rome: Desiree Akhavan on ‘The Bisexual’ and Why Her Stories Are Still Taboo. Desiree Akhavan, director of 'The Miseducation of Cameron Post,' created and stars in new Hulu comedy...

  8. Apr 16, 2024 · 877. 18K views 10 hours ago #TED #TEDTalks #personaldevelopment. When filmmaker Desiree Akhavan told her Iranian immigrant parents she was in love with a woman, she knew they would object. She...

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