"I hardly ever see people on the street who look like me, let alone the screen," says Desiree Akhavan, the writer, director and star of "Appropriate Behavior." So, naturally, what initially propelled ...

The latest entrant in an emerging subgenre of character-driven comedies about neurotic young New Yorkers (epitomized by the success of HBO’s “Girls”), Desiree Akhavan’s “Appropriate Behavior” provides ...

Appropriate Behavior, a film released in 2015, features a compelling story that revolves around a girl named Shirin. She struggles against societal pressures that force her to suppress her true self, ...