Mitchell Camarda

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.

Maggie is a mother, PE teacher, and former athlete living with chronic pain. When an accident happens at school, both her body and her relationship with her daughter begin to crumble. Will she retire on government disability or muscle through it as always?

Following a botched first date, a young man seeks refuge amongst his 'family'. Upon learning that the 'expert' ways of these knock-around guys are incorrect, he stands his ground and is inevitably launched back out into the real world where he truly belongs.

An aging farmer refuses to leave his longstanding way of life behind at the risk of losing what truly matters to him.