See the best queer-girl movie

If you haven’t seen what we consider one of the best lesbian/queer girl films of the year, you can watch Appropriate Behavior and gain exclusive access to interviews with cast and crew, making-of documentaries, deleted scenes, stills, the script and much more.

Appropriate Behavior tells the story of Shirin (Desiree Akhavan), who is struggling to become an ideal Persian daughter, a politically correct bisexual, and hip young Brooklynite—but she is failing miserably at all these identities.

This edgy, adventurous romantic comedy (in the style of Girls, except with a really queer spin) takes a fresh look at the reality of coming out.

“Telling stories is how I process life,” says writer-director-actor Akhavan. “I’ve always felt that the best way to reach any kind of shaming was to re-appropriate it. Appropriate Behavior is inspired by my experience facing life after my first serious relationship with a woman.

I decided I wanted to make a film that touched on the themes that were ruling my life: the most uncomfortable phase of the coming out process after you’ve made the big announcement.