Towelhead
(DVD)
Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2008].
ISBN
1419877658, 9781419877650
Status
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Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
---|---|---|
Bridgeview Public Library - Stacks | DVD TOW | On Shelf |
Dolton Public Library District - Stacks | DVD 791.437 TOW | On Shelf |
Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult | DVD TOWELHEAD | On Shelf |
Glenwood-Lynwood Public Library District - AV | DVD TOW | On Shelf |
Maywood Public Library District - Stacks | DVD DRAMA TOW 1632 | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Arab Americans -- Drama.
Children of divorced parents -- Drama.
Children of immigrants -- Drama.
Coming-of-age films.
Conflict of generations -- Drama.
Drama.
Fathers and daughters -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Lebanese Americans -- Drama.
Suburban life -- Drama.
Teenage girls -- Drama.
Video recordings.
Children of divorced parents -- Drama.
Children of immigrants -- Drama.
Coming-of-age films.
Conflict of generations -- Drama.
Drama.
Fathers and daughters -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Lebanese Americans -- Drama.
Suburban life -- Drama.
Teenage girls -- Drama.
Video recordings.
More Details
Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2008].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
1419877658, 9781419877650
UPC
0883929047505, 883929047505
Notes
General Note
Based on the novel: Towelhead / by Alicia Erian.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2007.
General Note
Special features (80 min.): community discussion with Ball, Macdissi, Bishil & Hussam Ayloush (30 min.); community discussion with Erian & Rajdeep Singh Jolly (50 min.).
General Note
"Enhanced for widescreen TVs" -- Container.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Newton Thomas Sigel ; editor, Andy Keir ; composer, Thomas Newman.
Participants/Performers
Aaron Eckhart, Toni Collette, Maria Bello, Peter Macdissi, Eugene Jones, Summer Bishil.
Description
Jasira, a 13-year-old Lebanese-American girl, moves to suburban Houston to live with her extremely strict father.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R; for strong disturbing sexual content and abuse involving a young teen and for language.
System Details
DVD, dual-layer, region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Language
In English or dubbed French; with optional French or Spanish subtitles.
Language
Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Local note
DVD
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ball, A., Hope, T., Eckhart, A., Collette, T., Bello, M., Macdissi, P., Jones, E., Bishil, S., Sigel, N. T., Newman, T., & Erian, A. (2008). Towelhead (Widescreen format.). Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Alan Ball et al.. 2008. Towelhead. Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Alan Ball et al.. Towelhead Warner Home Video, 2008.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ball, Alan, et al. Towelhead Widescreen format., Warner Home Video, 2008.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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