Desiree Akhavan

Director, Actress, Writer

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Desiree Akhavan

Director, Actress, Writer

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40 titles

Past Film & Video (16 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018) Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer See fewer		$49K	$905K	$1.5MM
Tooth and Nail (2017) (Short) - Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer
Creep 2 (2017) Sara, Cinematographer, Performer: "Hush, Little Baby" (uncredited) Sara, Cinematographer, Performer: "Hush, Little Baby" (uncredited) See fewer
Appropriate Behavior (2014) Director, Shirin, Screenplay, Story (uncredited) Director, Shirin, Screenplay, Story (uncredited) See fewer		$19K	$47K	$124K
All Her Notebooks (2013) (Short) - Assistant Director Assistant Director See fewer
My Mom and Other Monsters (2013) (Short) - Production Manager Production Manager See fewer
Lena dhe Unë (2011) (Short) - Assistant Director Assistant Director See fewer
Little People (2011) (Short) - Assistant Director Assistant Director See fewer
Her Seat Is Vacant (2011) (Short) - Production Manager Production Manager See fewer
Ankur (2010) (Short) - Assistant Director Assistant Director See fewer
Nose Job (2010) (Short) - Director, Writer, Editor, Producer Director, Writer, Editor, Producer See fewer
Phishing (2010) (Short) - Sound Mixer Sound Mixer See fewer
Yardsale (2010) (Short) - Assistant Director Assistant Director See fewer
Solitary/Release (2010) (Short) - Script Supervisor Script Supervisor See fewer
The Feast of Stephen (2009) (Short) - Second AD (as Desiree Akhaven) Second AD (as Desiree Akhaven) See fewer
This Is a Story About Ted and Alice (2008) (Short) - Script Supervisor Script Supervisor See fewer	$100K

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Past Television (15 titles)	Episodes
Overcompensating (2025) (TV Series) - Director (4 episodes, 2025), Ronnie (1 episode, 2025), Co-executive Producer (4 episodes, 2025) Director (4 episodes, 2025), Ronnie (1 episode, 2025), Co-executive Producer (4 episodes, 2025) See fewer Welcome to the Black Parade (May 15, 2025) Season 1, Episode 7 - Director, Co-executive Producer Director, Co-executive Producer See fewer See more See fewer Loading	4
How to Die Alone (TV Series) - Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer
Tiny Beautiful Things (2023) (TV Mini-series) - Director (4 episodes, 2023) Director (4 episodes, 2023) See fewer Love (Apr 7, 2023) Season 1, Episode 8 - Director Director See fewer See more See fewer Loading	4
I Love That for You (2022) (TV Series) - Director (2 episodes, 2022) Director (2 episodes, 2022) See fewer Crystal Buddiez (Jun 5, 2022) Season 1, Episode 6 - Director Director See fewer Daddy's Lil' Cookies (May 29, 2022) Season 1, Episode 5 - Director Director See fewer	2
Hot Pink (2021) (TV Movie) - Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer
Hacks (2021) (TV Series) - Director (2 episodes, 2021) Director (2 episodes, 2021) See fewer Tunnel of Love (Jun 3, 2021) Season 1, Episode 7 - Director Director See fewer D'Jewelry (May 20, 2021) Season 1, Episode 4 - Director Director See fewer	2
Monsterland (2020) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 2020) Director (1 episode, 2020) See fewer Iron River, Michigan (Oct 2, 2020) Season 1, Episode 6 - Director Director See fewer	1
Ramy (2020) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 2020) Director (1 episode, 2020) See fewer Uncle Naseem (May 29, 2020) Season 2, Episode 9 - Director Director See fewer	1
Briarpatch (2020) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 2020) Director (1 episode, 2020) See fewer Breadknife Weather (Mar 2, 2020) Season 1, Episode 4 - Director Director See fewer	1
The Bisexual (2018) (TV Series) - Director (6 episodes, 2018), Leila (6 episodes, 2018), Created By (6 episodes, 2018), Written By (5 episodes, 2018) Director (6 episodes, 2018), Leila (6 episodes, 2018), Created By (6 episodes, 2018), Written By (5 episodes, 2018) See fewer Episode #1.6 (Nov 16, 2018) Season 1, Episode 6 - Director, Leila, Created By, Written By Director, Leila, Created By, Written By See fewer See more See fewer Loading	6
Flowers (2016–2018) (TV Series) - Carol (5 episodes, 2016) Carol (5 episodes, 2016) See fewer Episode #2.2 (Jun 11, 2018) Season 2, Episode 2 - Carol Carol See fewer See more See fewer Loading	5
The Circuit (2016) (TV Movie) - Angie Angie See fewer
Girls (2015) (TV Series) - Chandra (3 episodes, 2015) Chandra (3 episodes, 2015) See fewer Cubbies (Feb 8, 2015) Season 4, Episode 4 - Chandra Chandra See fewer See more See fewer Loading	3
The Slope (2010–2012) (TV Series) - Director (16 episodes, 2010), Desiree (16 episodes, 2010), Writer (16 episodes, 2010), Producer (16 episodes, 2010), Editor (14 episodes, 2010) Director (16 episodes, 2010), Desiree (16 episodes, 2010), Writer (16 episodes, 2010), Producer (16 episodes, 2010), Editor (14 episodes, 2010) See fewer Miserable Friends Who Used to Be Together (Jun 16, 2012) Season 2, Episode 8 - Director, Desiree, Writer, Producer, Editor Director, Desiree, Writer, Producer, Editor See fewer See more See fewer Loading	16
P.O.V. (2008) (TV Series) - Production Intern (1 episode, 2008) Production Intern (1 episode, 2008) See fewer Critical Condition (Sep 30, 2008) Season 21, Episode 9 - Production Intern Production Intern See fewer	1

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Self (9 titles)
Girls on Film (2020) (Podcast Series) - Self (voice) (1 episode, 2020) Self (voice) (1 episode, 2020) See fewer Ep 36: Monica Dolan, Desiree Akhavan, Mark Cousins & Nisha Ganatra (May 30, 2020) Season 1, Episode 36 - Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer
Hollywood Insider (2019) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2019) Self (1 episode, 2019) See fewer Are the Oscars Against Talented Female Directors? (Feb 5, 2019) Season 1, Episode 14 - Self Self See fewer
Kermode on Film (2018) (Podcast Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 2018) Self - Guest (1 episode, 2018) See fewer 1: Jack Howard on Venom. Plus Michael Caine, Rob Brydon, Lynne Ramsay, Desiree Akhavan. (Oct 22, 2018) Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer
Distraction Pieces Podcast (2018) (Podcast Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 2018) Self - Guest (1 episode, 2018) See fewer Desiree Akhavan - Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #233 (Oct 10, 2018) Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer
Entertainment Tonight Canada (2018) (TV Series) - Self - Director (1 episode, 2018) Self - Director (1 episode, 2018) See fewer 09-20-2018 (Sep 19, 2018) Season 13, Episode 297 - Self - Director Self - Director See fewer
Switchblade Sisters (2018) (Podcast Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 2018) Self - Guest (1 episode, 2018) See fewer 'Young Frankenstein' with 'The Miseducation of Cameron Post' Director Desiree Akhavan (Aug 16, 2018) Season 1, Episode 41 - Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer
Dykes, Camera, Action! (2018) Self Self See fewer
Vulture: YouTube Channel (2018) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2018) Self (1 episode, 2018) See fewer Chloë Grace Moretz on Filming Sex Scenes Sensitively (Apr 6, 2018) Self Self See fewer
How We Make Movies (2014) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2014) Self (1 episode, 2014) See fewer Sundance Dispatch: Appropriate Behavior (Jan 22, 2014) Season 2, Episode 7 - Self Self See fewer

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