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(Via Deadline Hollywood) “We want to dedicate this award to the LGBTQ survivors of sexual conversation therapy,” said Moretz in accepting the win for the Desiree Akhavan-directed Miseducation of Cameron Post. “We want this movie to shine a light that it is only illegal in nine states out of the 50 states of this county to practice sexual conversation therapy.” Read more here about Desiree Akhavan’s Sundance 2018 winner!
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Desiree Akhavan Has Just Received a Film Independent Spirit Award Nomination for FIRST SCREENPLAY
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SYNOPSIS:
For Shirin (Desiree Akhavan), 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 (Rebecca Henderson), 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 pansexual escapades, while trying to decipher what went wrong with Maxine.
Iranian-American filmmaker Desiree Akhavan is the co-creator and star of the award-winning web series The Slope, a comedy that follows a pair of superficial homophobic lesbians in love. She was recently featured as one of Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Film as well as Vanity Fair’s “Persia in New York” featuring the vibrant scene of Iranian artists flourishing in America, centered in New York. Akhavan can be seen next January on the fourth season of HBO’s Girls.
Director / Writer: Desiree Akhavan
Cast: Desiree Akhavan, Rebecca Henderson, Halley Feiffer, Scott Adsit, Anh Duong, Arian Moayed
Cinematographer: Chris Teague
Editor: Sara Shaw
Producer: Cecilia Frugiuele
Executive Producers: Oliver Kaempfer, Katie Mustard
Runtime: 90 minutes
Releasing: Theatrically and on VOD January 16th
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