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American Hollow 1999 Directed by Rory Kennedy

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gnere Documentary
Production Company Moxie Firecracker Films
Release Date 26 May 1999
90 mins