Details
Alternate Names: Desiree Akhaven, 戴思睿·阿卡万
Physical Characteristics: N/A
Career
First Appearances: - Nose Job (2011) as Director
Most Important Roles: - Appropriate Behavior (2015) as Shirin
- The Circuit (2016) as Angie
- Creep 2 (2017) as Sara
- Dykes, Camera, Action! (2018) as Self
Career Highlights: - Appropriate Behavior (2015)
- The Circuit (2016)
- Creep 2 (2017)
- Dykes, Camera, Action! (2018)
Awards
Awards: - Nominated for 1 Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award (2015)
- Nominated for 1 Audience Award (2015)
- Nominated for 1 Independent Spirit Award - Best First Screenplay (2015)
- Nominated for 1 Gabriel Sherover Foundation Award - Best International Film (2018)
- Nominated for 1 Sunny Bunny Prize - Best LGBTQ Film (2018)
- Nominated for 1 Sunny Bunny Prize - Best LGBTQ Film (2014)
- Won Tangerine Entertainment Juice Award (2014)
- Nominated for 1 Futurewave Youth Jury Award - Best Feature Film (2018)
- Won Grand Jury Prize - Dramatic (2018)
- Nominated for 1 Audience Award - Best of Next! (2014)
- Nominated for 1 Sydney Film Prize - Best Film (2018)
- Nominated for 1 New Directors Competition - Best Film (2018)
- Nominated for 1 Golden Spike - Best Film (2018)
- Won Silver Spike - Best Film (2018)
- Won Youth Jury Award - Official Section (2018)
- Won Grand Jury Prize (2014)
- Nominated for 1 Chlotrudis Award - Best Adapted Screenplay (2019)
- Nominated for 1 Grand Jury Prize - Feature Film Competition (2018)
- Won Audience Award - Best Film (2018)
- Nominated for 1 Grand Jury Prize - Narrative Feature Competition (2018)
Full Biography
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.
