Towelhead (2008)

"Towelhead" is a coming-of-age drama about a teenage girl. She's sent to live with her father in suburban Texas. The film digs into her fractured home life. It explores an early, confusing awakening to her own sexuality. It's blunt and often uncomfortable, refusing to soften the material. There's no attempt at easy viewing here. Summer Bishil carries the film in the lead role. Her performance is built on genuine exposure and nerve. The archive holds 1 scene from the movie. It's a nude scene that captures just how raw her work here really is.