American Hollow
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Rory Kennedy
Edgar Bowling
Samantha Canada
Shrley Couch
Bass Bowling
Lanzo Bowling
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
An Appalachian family caught between century-old tradition and the modern world. There are, at present, over 40 Bowlings living in the hollow which is a mile-wide valley located in one of the poorest and most isolated parts of eastern Kentucky. For seven generations, the Bowling family has lived in Saul, Kentucky. Like much of the Appalachian population, the Bowling clan fits the profile of a poor rural family struggling for such basic needs as health-care and education. Proud homeowners with a deep regard for land and family, the Bowling's uniquely American lifestyle is now threatened by a lack of job opportunity and dwindling welfare spending. And while many Appalachians are gradually lured down from the hills to work at the malls and fast-food restaurants of a rapidly encroaching society, the Bowlings hang steadfastly on to their land--thus family members are often torn between a dependence on welfare, a desire to work, and an unwillingness to leave the home they love.
Director
Rory Kennedy
Cast
Edgar Bowling
Samantha Canada
Shrley Couch
Bass Bowling
Lanzo Bowling
Iree Bowling
Jody Canada
Clint Bowling
Crew
James Askin
Anthony Avalone
Mark Bailey
Bass Bowling
Clint Bowling
Edgar Bowling
Iree Bowling
Lanzo Bowling
Jody Canada
Samantha Canada
Lynn Cassaniti
Bill Chase
Shrley Couch
Dee Davis
Nick Doob
Nick Doob
Erica Euler
Erika Euler
John B Finn
Robert Freilich
Bill Frisell
Liz Garbus
Jacqueline Glover
Michael Halatyn
Ruth Hawryluk
Anna Josenhans
Andy Karsch
Ross Kauffman
Abigail Kende
Rory Kennedy
Rory Kennedy
Jay Keuper
Karen Lefcourt
Steve Lehman
Anne Lewis
Darlene Maestro
Lynn Maggard
D'arcy Marsh
Matthew Morris
Barbara Muncy
Joann Myers
Sheila Nevins
David Novack
Deborah Paulhus
Peter Pearce
Mimi Pickering
Kelly Ribaudo
Peter Rienecker
Laura Royster
Michael Schreiber
Ira Spiegel
Todd Wilcox
Adam Zucker
Adam Zucker
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of Best Documentary at the 1999 AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival October 21-29, 1999.
Winner of the Gold Hugo for Best Documentary at the 1999 Chicago International Film Festival.
Released in United States January 1999
Released in United States June 1999
Released in United States March 1999
Released in United States October 1999
Released in United States Summer May 26, 1999
Shown at Atlanta Film and Video Festival June 12-20, 1999.
Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (Documentary Competition) October 6-21, 1999.
Shown at Florida Film Festival (in competition) June 11-20, 1999.
Shown at Newport International Film Festival June 1-6, 1999.
Shown at South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in Austin, Texas March 12-20, 1999.
Shown at Sundance Film Festival (documentary competition) in Park City, Utah January 21-31, 1999.
Telecast on HBO November 29, 1999.
Released in United States January 1999 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (documentary competition) in Park City, Utah January 21-31, 1999.)
Released in United States March 1999 (Shown at South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in Austin, Texas March 12-20, 1999.)
Released in United States Summer May 26, 1999
Released in United States June 1999 (Shown at Atlanta Film and Video Festival June 12-20, 1999.)
Released in United States June 1999 (Shown at Florida Film Festival (in competition) June 11-20, 1999.)
Released in United States June 1999 (Shown at Newport International Film Festival June 1-6, 1999.)
Released in United States October 1999 (Shown at American Film Institute (AFI) Los Angeles International Film Festival October 21-29, 1999.)
Released in United States October 1999 (Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (Documentary Competition) October 6-21, 1999.)
