American Hollow

American Hollow is a 1999 American documentary film directed and produced by Rory Kennedy. The film follows the extended Bowling family, residents of an eastern Kentucky valley, for a year in Perry County, Kentucky. The music for the film was composed by Bill Frisell.[4]

American Hollow
Directed byRory Kennedy[1]
Written byMark Bailey
Samantha Bowling[2]
Produced byRory Kennedy
StarringBascum Bowling
Clint Bowling
Edgar Bowling
Iree Bowling
Samantha Bowling[3]
CinematographyNick Doob
Edited byAdam Zucker
Music byBill Frisell
Distributed byHBO
Release date
26 May 1999 (1999-05-26)
Running time
90 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Iree Bowling died at the age of 81 in December 2010.[5]

Summary

American Hollow follows the Bowling family of Mudlick Hollow, an Appalachian valley in Perry County. The family is headed by Iree and Bass Bowling, whose thirteen children largely remain in the valley they grew up in, though one, George, left for Cincinnati. Over the course of a year, the documentary shows the stories of the family, including daughter Samantha, divorcing her abusive husband who is later convicted of murder; 19-year-old Clint, a grandson whose 17-year-old fiancée twice calls off their engagement; and son Edgar, who is held in the county jail for over two weeks after being misidentified as a suspect of trespassing.

Cast
  • Bascum "Bass" Bowling[6]
  • Clint Bowling
  • Edgar Bowling
  • Samantha Bowling[7]
  • Iree Bowling
  • Samantha Bowling[8]

References
  1. "FILM REVIEW; A Family United By Home And Want". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
  2. "'AMERICAN HOLLOW' A CHOICE SLICE OF HILL LIFE VIVID LOOK AT NOT-SO-SIMPLE RURAL CLAN". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
  3. ""American Hollow"". nymag.com. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
  4. "Perry woman featured in HBO documentary dies". kentucky.com. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
  5. "Perry woman featured in HBO documentary dies". kentucky.com. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
  6. "Camera Works: American Hollow". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
  7. American Hollow Hardcover – 1 Nov 1999. ASIN 0821226312.
  8. "Hard Life on a Hard Land". latimes.com. Retrieved 2017-08-13.


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