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American Hollow

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This documentary follows the lives of the Bowling family as they fight to survive in dirt-poor Appalachia. Matriarch Iree has given birth to 13 children, but only two have left to seek better lives in Ohio while the rest have married and started their own impoverished families near home. Uneducated and unskilled, all are unemployed, and domestic violence and alcoholism pose serious problems. The filmmakers explore the family's relationships through interviews and footage of their daily lives.
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Rory Kennedy

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Clint Bowling

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Iree Bowling

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Bascum Bowling

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Edgar Bowling

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Samantha Bowling

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Synopsis This documentary follows the lives of the Bowling family as they fight to survive in dirt-poor Appalachia. Matriarch Iree has given birth to 13 children, but only two have left to seek better lives in Ohio while the rest have married and started their own impoverished families near home. Uneducated and unskilled, all are unemployed, and domestic violence and alcoholism pose serious problems. The filmmakers explore the family's relationships through interviews and footage of their daily lives.
Director
Rory Kennedy
Producer
Jacqueline Glover, Rory Kennedy, Sheila Nevins
Distributor
Home Box Office (HBO) [us]
Production Co
Moxie Films LLC
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 26, 1999, Wide
Runtime
1h 26m
Sound Mix
Stereo