American Hollow
1999•1h 30m•6.4•Released
Documentary
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
Writer
Mark Bailey
Languages
English
Studio
Moxie Firecracker Films
Cast
Bascum Bowling
Self
Clint Bowling
Self
Edgar Bowling
Self
Iree Bowling
Self
Samantha Bowling
Self
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