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Appropriate Behavior

Director: Desiree Akhavan Run Time: 86 min. Format: DCP Rating: NR Release Year: 2014

Starring: Desiree Akhavan, Rebecca Henderson, Scott Adsit, Halley Feiffer

The Future of Film is Female is celebrating the first book by filmmaker Desiree Akhavan, YOU’RE EMBARRASSING YOURSELF, with two special brunch screenings that include a tenth anniversary screening of APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR (7/17) and the 2018 Sundance Award Winner, THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST (7/18). To make an additional $10 donation to The Future of Film is Female, select the “Event + Donation” ticket on the checkout screen.

Both screenings include an intro and Q&A with Akhavan as well as a book signing. Books are available to purchase with your ticket or at the event.

Desiree Akhavan’s personal debut film, Appropriate Behavior, was released in 2014. It’s a comedic and introspective look at a young woman, Shirin, who stumbles through her identity as she tries to be the ideal Persian daughter, politically correct bisexual and hip young Brooklynite but fails miserably in her attempts to be all three. With her sexuality being a secret from her traditional Persian family, she also deals with the disintegration of her relationship with her girlfriend.

Go here to get your tickets to our Sunday screening of THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST

You’re Embarrassing Yourself: Stories of Love, Lust, and Movies
Writer, actor, and director Desiree Akhavan shares the stories she was told to shut up about—hilarious, horny, heartbreaking tales of a life in pursuit of art, love, and a better haircut.

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