Jeff Lichtenstein

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.

An aging black high school football star, living a quotidian life and married to his high school sweetheart in a small town, reminisces over a long-lost lover - a man he once shared the football field with.

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.

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.

An aging black high school football star, living a quotidian life and married to his high school sweetheart in a small town, reminisces over a long-lost lover - a man he once shared the football field with.