was born and raised in Montréal, Quebec. Daring truth, gripping mystery, gore and lust - one can never expect where Xavier’s work will take them, and inevitably, the ride is always a wild one. Hamel’s journey began while he was working at a video store in a horror movie section - a perfect playground for a visionary queer mind. His fascination with horror oozes through his work: The Last Roadkill (2017), a film about three girls blindly obsessed with a serial killer, and his most recent short film Forever & Ever (2021), premiering at Fantasia Film Festival, could have easily been on those shelves. Hamel’s love for women is apparent - most of his characters and collaborators are female.

Hamel’s most recent collaborations with LA-based designer MLAED unraveled a deep-rooted urge to celebrate one of his muses - Shelley Duvall. She stars in Xavier's upcoming documentary Hello, I'm Shelley Duvall.