A TIRED DOG IS A GOOD DOG,
2020 — ongoing

16mm film, HD video, surveillance footage and archival media, animation and 3d scans

A long-term experimental film and multi-media project, A TIRED DOG IS A GOOD DOG investigates family, survival and discipline through human and canine behavior. Drawing from his upbringing as a quadruplet on a Collie-breeding farm, Lax forges relationships with dogs, dog trainers and members of the puppy play kink community in a series of collaborative films, objects and other media.