Desiree Akhavan
Culture

meet forrest goodluck, star of ‘the miseducation of cameron post’
The 20-year-old Navajo actor discusses identity, colonialism, and his latest film -- Desiree Akhavan’s 'The Miseducation of Cameron Post'.
Lael Hines
9.5.18
Culture

why are we all talking about conversion therapy?
Movies like 'The Miseducation of Cameron Post' and 'Boy, Erased' show that we've come a long way since 'Will & Grace.'
Adam White
8.13.18
Film

"I want powerful men to be afraid" – desiree akhavan is coming for hollywood
The Iranian-American director tells i-D about the bisexual dating sitcom she’s shooting for Channel 4 in Hackney, and about making a Sundance-winning gay conversion camp drama (starring Chloë Grace Moretz and Sasha Lane) in the age of President Trump.
Charlotte Gush
2.21.18
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desiree akhavan, a one woman show
The lauded film writer, director, and actress talks the trials and tribulations of doing it for yourself. As taken from The Fifth Sense, a partnership with i-D.
Sophie Heawood
2.15.17
Film

desiree akhavan is the most exciting new voice in film
She's just released her first feature film, but Desiree Akhavan's vision for a new gay cinema might just change the way we see women in film.
Lynette Nylander
3.30.15