Towelhead (film)

Towelhead
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAlan Ball
Screenplay byAlan Ball
Based onTowelhead
by Alicia Erian
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyNewton Thomas Sigel
Edited byAndy Keir
Music byThomas Newman
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Independent Pictures
Release dates
Running time
124 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages
  • English
  • French
  • Arabic
  • Spanish
Box office$675,662[1]

Towelhead (alternatively titled Nothing Is Private) is a 2007 American drama 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 International Film Festival on September 8, 2007, under the name Nothing Is Private.[2][3] The motion picture, like the book, touches on issues of coming-of-age, sexual awakening, privacy, and race.

  1. ^ "Towelhead (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  2. ^ "Nothing is Private". Screen International. September 14, 2007. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  3. ^ ""Nothing Is Private" a searing suburban drama". Reuters. September 13, 2007. Retrieved June 12, 2020.