Moxie Films, Los Angeles, Ca, info@moxiefilms.com | Moxie Films has produced highly respected, award-winning documentaries for broadcast and cable networks, including Netflix, HBO, PBS, A&E, National Geographic, Showtime, Discovery Channel, MTV, TLC, Lifetime Television, the Oxygen Network, Sundance Channel, as well as for educational foundations and philanthropic organizations. WorkAboutTeamContact Rory Kennedy director / producer Rory Kennedy is one of America’s most prolific documentary filmmakers. An Academy Award-nominated, Primetime Emmy Award-winning director/producer, Kennedy’s work deals with some of the world’s most pressing issues—poverty, political corruption, domestic abuse, drug addiction, human rights and mental illness. Kennedy has made more than 30 highly acclaimed documentaries. Her films have appeared on HBO, PBS, National Geographic, Lifetime Television, A&E, Court TV, the Oxygen Network and TLC. Kennedy is a governor of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. Mark Bailey writer / producer Mark Bailey is a four-time Emmy-nominated writer and producer who has worked on a variety of award-winning documentaries. Bailey’s films have been broadcast on HBO, PBS, National Geographic, Hulu, Discovery Channel, Lifetime Television, A & E, Court TV and TLC. His films have been shown at numerous festivals including Sundance, NY Film Festival, Tribeca, AFI, Hot Docs and Full Frame.

 

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American Hollow 

 

For one year, documentary filmmaker Rory Kennedy lived with the Appalachian Bowling family in Saul, Kentucky, one of the poorest and most isolated parts of the Appalachian Mountains, or as it is popularly termed: Appalachia. Because Kennedy got to know this family, under the undisputed leadership of 68-year-old Iree Bowling, from very close by while shooting her film AMERICAN HOLLOW, she was able to register from within how hard it is for these once so proud people to survive in rural America. Vital provisions like education and medical care are not available, while the achievements of the modern age (cars, televisions) are slowly entering their world. Although Iree has a history of alcoholism and abuse, she takes care of her bedridden mother and mentally handicapped sister, and for her children and grandchildren she is the one who can keep the Appalachian traditions alive.

Directed by 
Rory Kennedy

 
 

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Recognition
Film Independent Spirit Awards (2000)
Nominated, Truer than Fiction Award
Primetime Emmy Awards (2000)
Nominated, Outstanding Non-Fiction Special
AFI Fest (1999)
Won, Documentary Award
Atlanta Film Festival (1999)
Won, Honorable Mention, Best Documentary
Chicago International Film Festival (1999)
Won, Gold Hugo, Best Documentary
Newport International Film Festival (1999)
Won, Jury Award, Best Documentary
Sundance Film Festival (1999)
Nominated, Grand Jury Prize, Documentary

Written by
Mark Bailey / Writer

Produced by
Jacqueline Glover / Supervising producer
Rory Kennedy / Producer
Sheila Nevins / Executive producer

Press
New York Times / Film Review; A Family United By Home And Want

Music by
Bill Frisell

Cinematography by
Nick Doob

Film Editing by
Adam Zucker

Editorial Department
Anna Josenhans / Assistant editor
Jay Keuper / Additional editor