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American Hollow (1999)

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Directed by
Rory Kennedy
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary spends a year with the Bowling family in a rural Kentucky valley. It shows their daily lives, traditions, and struggles.

observationalintimatequietearnestcontemplativeslow-pacedgrounded

What happens

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. An accompanying novel, also titled American Hollow was also released alongside the film in 1999. It was authored by Rory Kennedy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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