Alan Ball, the writer of Oscar-winning "American Beauty" and creator of the acclaimed HBO series "Six Feet Under" will make his feature directing debut on an untitled film based on the novel "Towelhead" by Alicia Erian reports Production Weekly.
Set during the Gulf War, the coming-of-age story follows a 13-year-old Arab-American girl who must navigate a sexual obsession with a bigoted Army reservist under the oppressive eye of her Lebanese father.
The project begins filming in July.
Alan Ball Becomes A "Towelhead"
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