Genre			Drama
Rating			R
Parents			Offensive language, sexual content
Length			2:04
Director			Alan Ball
Writer			Alan Ball Alicia Erian
Company			Warner Independent Pictures
Starring			Summer Bishil Aaron Eckhart Peter Macdissi Toni Collette Maria Bello Eugene Jones Show more... Summer Bishil Aaron Eckhart Peter Macdissi Toni Collette Maria Bello Eugene Jones Matt Letscher Chase Ellison Gemmenne de la Peña Lynn Collins Robert Baker Lisa Catara Larry Cedar Randy J. Goodwin Shari Headley Kim Knight John Lacy Michael McShae Chris Messina LoriDawn Messuri Alejandro Patino Carrie Preston Lorna Scott Soledad St. Hilaire Lee von Ernst Irina Voronina Nathalie Walker

TOWELHEAD follows the dark, bold and shockingly funny life of Jasira, a 13-year-old Arab-American girl, as she navigates the confusing and frightening path of adolescence and her own sexual awakening. When Jasira's mother sends her to Houston to live with her strict Lebanese father, she quickly learns that her new neighbors find her and her father a curiosity. Worse, her budding womanhood makes her traditional and hot-tempered father uncomfortable. Lonely in this new environment, Jasira seeks friendship and acceptance from her neighbors Mr. Vuoso, an Army reservist, and Melina, a meddling but caring expectant mother. Thrown into an unfamiliar suburban world, Jasira must confront racism and hypocrisy at home and at school - and at the same time struggle to make sense of her raging hormones and newfound sexuality. Her boyfriend, Thomas, though a few years older, provides some comfort - but even that relationship causes problems when her father discovers that Thomas is black. Surrounded by adults who are just as lost as she is, Jasira yearns for understanding, even amidst often brutal acts.