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When it comes to Brooklyn-set, female-led features at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Jenny Slate’s Obvious Child seemed to stir up the most attention, but for those looking a bit deeper there was ...

Director, actor and writer Desiree Akhavan‘s first full-length feature “Appropriate Behavior” follows a young woman trying to navigate her way through a difficult break up while dealing with her ...

She’s overeducated, underemployed, badly sexed — you might think you’ve heard 20-something Shirin’s story before, but you haven’t. Written and directed by and starring newcomer Desiree Akhavan, ...