Desiree Akhavan plays Shirin, a young and directionless Brooklynite who finds herself in a rut after experiencing a break up with her former lover Maxine (Rebecca Henderson). Shirin is a woman that ...

She’s overeducated, underemployed, badly sexed — you might think you’ve heard 20-something Shirin’s story before, but you haven’t. Written and directed by and starring newcomer Desiree Akhavan, ...

Desiree Akhavan, from the film "Appropriate Behavior" joins Alex in studio to talk about how her own real life coming out inspired her character in the film. The new film "Appropriate Behavior" is ...

“Appropriate Behavior” is a kind of Iranian American-bisexual “Annie Hall” crossed with an episode or two of HBO’s “Girls.” And, as the feature writing-directing-acting debut of the delightfully ...

Dejection of rejection: Desiree Akhavan as Shirin, blue in Brooklyn There’s a nicely satirical sense of milieu in its depiction of Brooklyn artistic lifestyles There are also the frequently awkward ...

The storm before the calm hits well into this film about a young Brooklyn woman in and (presumably) out of love. No spoiler this: In the first five minutes we learn that lovers Shirin (writer/director ...

Director, actor and writer Desiree Akhavan‘s first full-length feature “Appropriate Behavior” follows a young woman trying to navigate her way through a difficult break up while dealing with her ...

Shirin, the protagonist of Appropriate Behavior, never seems to quite figure out what it is she wants. Desiree Akhavan, who wrote and directed the film on top of starring as the eternally frustrated ...

Director, screenwriter and actor Desiree Akhavan's debut feature opens Friday in select theaters and on demand. The movie is about a bisexual Iranian-American trying to get over her break up. Here's a ...

Appropriate Behavior takes place in the hipster scene of Brooklyn, NYC and looks into the of life Shirin: a bi-sexual, Iranian-American who hasn't come out to her traditional Persian family. Priscilla ...