Towelhead
By: Warner Independent Pictures presents ; in association with Indian Paintbrush ; written for the screen and directed by Alan Ball ; producer[s], Ted Hope, Alan Ball ; [a] This is That production ; in association with Your Face Goes Here Entertainment
Contributors: Eckhart, Aaron, actor; Collette, Toni, actor; Bello, Maria, 1967- actor; Macdissi, Peter, actor; Jones, Eugene, 1987- actor; Bishil, Summer, 1988- actor; Sigel, Newton Thomas, director of photography; Keir, Andy, editor of moving image work; Newman, Thomas, 1955- composer (expression); Erian, Alicia. author; Warner Independent Pictures; Indian Paintbrush (Firm); This is That (Firm); Your Face Goes Here Entertainment; Warner Bros. Entertainment; You Face Goes Here Entertainment; Warner Home Video (Firm)
Edition: Widescreen format.
Published: 2008
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 116
ISBN-13: 9781419877650
Subjects: Drama; Lebanese Americans; Teenage girls; Arab Americans; Children of immigrants; Teatro; Fathers and daughters; Children of divorced parents; Conflict of generations; Suburban life; Adolescentes; Padre e hija
Other titles: Towel head; Nothing is private
Description: Jasira, a 13-year-old Lebanese-American girl, moves to suburban Houston to live with her extremely strict father.
Notes: Based on the novel: Towelhead / by Alicia Erian.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 2007.

Special features (80 min.): community discussion with Ball, Macdissi, Bishil & Hussam Ayloush (30 min.); community discussion with Erian & Rajdeep Singh Jolly (50 min.).

"Enhanced for widescreen TVs"--Container.

Director of photography, Newton Thomas Sigel ; editor, Andy Keir ; composer, Thomas Newman.

Aaron Eckhart, Toni Collette, Maria Bello, Peter Macdissi, Eugene Jones, Summer Bishil.

MPAA rating: R; for strong disturbing sexual content and abuse involving a young teen and for language.

DVD, dual-layer, region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 surround; widescreen version.

In English or dubbed French; with optional French or Spanish subtitles.

Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Table of contents: title: Special features include: Towelhead : a community discussion.