Aven Campau

A boy, bruised by life, finds his salvation through the love of his dogs.

At its core, Hollow Ground is a film during the 2009 U.S. recession about toxic masculinity and its impact on a broken family. Michael, our 14-year-old protagonist, enters the film as a lonely teenager who finds solace in talking trash to other gamers on XBox.

A short film that explores the formative experiences in our lives that will shape our fetishes and sexual desires later on in life. During a bondage session, Boy recalls the different experiences that lead up to this moment, from early childhood days to finding love and losing it.

A group of children decide to play a game of hide and seek to alleviate their boredom but nothing could prepare them for the outcome of this twisted game.

When a closeted middle-schooler befriends the attractive new kid on an overnight biology field trip, he's forced to confront his queer identity, his relationship to his male anatomy, and his uncomfortable niche in the ecosystem known as eighth grade.