American Hollow
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American Hollow is a 1999 documentary film by Rory Kennedy that intimately portrays the struggles and daily life of an impoverished Appalachian family in rural Kentucky.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| American Hollow canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American Hollow Context triple: [Rory Kennedy, notableWork, American Hollow]
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A.
Empire Falls
Empire Falls is a Pulitzer Prize–winning novel by Richard Russo that was adapted into a 2005 HBO miniseries produced by Marc Platt.
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B.
The Town
The Town is a 1957 novel by William Faulkner, part of his Snopes trilogy, that explores the rise of the Snopes family and the changing social fabric of the fictional Yoknapatawpha County.
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C.
The Town
The Town is a 2010 crime thriller film directed by and starring Ben Affleck, centered on a crew of Boston bank robbers and the personal and moral conflicts that arise after one of them falls for a former hostage.
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D.
Het Hogeland
Het Hogeland is a coastal municipality in the northern Netherlands known for its open landscapes, historic villages, and Wadden Sea shoreline.
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E.
The Only Living Boy in New York
"The Only Living Boy in New York" is a reflective folk-rock song by Simon & Garfunkel, noted for its lush harmonies and introspective lyrics about isolation and friendship.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American Hollow Target entity description: American Hollow is a 1999 documentary film by Rory Kennedy that intimately portrays the struggles and daily life of an impoverished Appalachian family in rural Kentucky.
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A.
Empire Falls
Empire Falls is a Pulitzer Prize–winning novel by Richard Russo that was adapted into a 2005 HBO miniseries produced by Marc Platt.
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B.
The Town
The Town is a 1957 novel by William Faulkner, part of his Snopes trilogy, that explores the rise of the Snopes family and the changing social fabric of the fictional Yoknapatawpha County.
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C.
The Town
The Town is a 2010 crime thriller film directed by and starring Ben Affleck, centered on a crew of Boston bank robbers and the personal and moral conflicts that arise after one of them falls for a former hostage.
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D.
Het Hogeland
Het Hogeland is a coastal municipality in the northern Netherlands known for its open landscapes, historic villages, and Wadden Sea shoreline.
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E.
The Only Living Boy in New York
"The Only Living Boy in New York" is a reflective folk-rock song by Simon & Garfunkel, noted for its lush harmonies and introspective lyrics about isolation and friendship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
documentary film
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nonfiction film ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts |
daily life in rural Kentucky
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impoverished Appalachian family ⓘ |
| director |
Rory Kennedy
ⓘ
linked to:
Rory Elizabeth Katherine Kennedy
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| distributor | HBO ⓘ |
| genre | documentary ⓘ |
| hasCreator |
Rory Kennedy
ⓘ
linked to:
Rory Elizabeth Katherine Kennedy
|
| hasDirector |
Rory Kennedy
ⓘ
linked to:
Rory Elizabeth Katherine Kennedy
|
| hasFormat | television film ⓘ |
| hasSubject | Appalachian culture ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
economic hardship
ⓘ
family relationships ⓘ rural poverty ⓘ social inequality ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
Appalachia
ⓘ
rural Kentucky ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Bowling family
ⓘ
poverty in Appalachia ⓘ rural life in Kentucky ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | HBO ⓘ |
| portrays |
life in an isolated hollow
ⓘ
multi-generational family ⓘ |
| producer |
Rory Kennedy
ⓘ
linked to:
Rory Elizabeth Katherine Kennedy
|
| productionCompany | Moxie Firecracker Films ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1999 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| screenedAt | Sundance Film Festival ⓘ |
| title | American Hollow ⓘ |
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