Directing
Max Barbakow
EN, FR, ES cinema · 20 credits
Max Barbakow is a director and writer in Los Angeles, CA. Max earned his MFA in Directing from the AFI Conservatory, trained with Werner Herzog at Escuela Internacional de CineTV in Cuba, and is a graduate of Yale University. Palm Springs, his narrative feature debut, premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, where it was acquired by NEON and Hulu. He also wrote and directed Mommy, I'm a Bastard! (2013), an autobiographical feature documentary about his adoption.
Known for
Filmography
Collision Bend
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Epiphany
Epiphany
Director
Soapbox
Soapbox
Writer, Producer
An Endless Wedding
Original Film Writer
Brothers
Director
Palm Springs
Story, Director
The Improv Guru
Director
Cuddle Buddy
Director
Mi Dulcinea
Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor
The Touch
Director, Writer
Destiny
Director, Screenplay
Anxiety
2014
Anxiety
Boom Operator
Mommy, I'm a Bastard!
Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor
Merrimaker
Director
Byron's Theme
Producer
Arcadia
Director
Collasuyo
Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor