Desiree Akhavan

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Desiree Akhavan

Age: 39 born December 27, 1984

Desiree Akhavan is an American film and television director, producer, screenwriter and actress of Iranian descent, best known for her 2014 feature film debut, Appropriate Behavior, and her 2018 film The Miseducation of Cameron Post.read more

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For Shirin, being part of a perfect Persian family isn't easy. Acceptance eludes her from all sides: her family doesn't know she's bisexual, and her ex-girlfriend, Maxine, can't understand why she doesn't tell them. Even the six-year-old boys in her moviemaking class are too ADD to focus on her for more than a second. Following a family announcement of her brother's betrothal to a parentally approved Iranian prize catch, Shirin embarks on a private rebellion involving a series of bisexual escapades, while trying to decipher what went wrong with Maxine.
After finding an ad online for “video work,” Sara, a video artist whose primary focus is creating intimacy with lonely men, thinks she may have found the subject of her dreams. She drives to a remote house in the forest and meets a man claiming to be a serial killer. Unable to resist the chance to create a truly shocking piece of art, she agrees to spend the day with him. However, as the day goes on, she discovers she may have dug herself into a hole from which she can’t escape.

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Ardelia Mapp

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The Birdcage

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer

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Doctor Dolittle

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Iranic (F) (Persian/Pashtun/Kurdish/etc)

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Face Claims

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Little Girl Blue: The Janis Joplin Story

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W.I.T.C.H.

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Poison Ivy

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She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Live action

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Birds of Prey Live action

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The Breakfast Club

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Jean Grey The Movie

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Jean Grey The Movie
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Jean Grey Vol 2

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Jean Grey Vol 3

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Jean Grey Vol 4

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