Towelhead is a 2008 film written and directed by Alan Ball and based on Alicia Erian's novel of the same name. The film made its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival on September 8, 2007 under the name Nothing is Private.
Set during the First Gulf War, Towelhead tells the coming-of-age story of a 13-year-old Lebanese American girl named Jasira (Summer Bishil). She...
Towelhead
Performances
Directed by
Alan Ball
Alan E. Ball (born May 13, 1957) is an American writer, director, actor and producer for film, stage and television. He is noted for writing American Beauty, and creating and producing the HBO television shows Six Feet Under and True Blood. For his work in television and film, Ball has received...