7.3
Movie
Directing
Max Barbakow
- Credits
- 20 titles
Biography
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.
Signature work
Known For
7.3
Movie
5.9
Movie
Brothers
4.9
Movie
An Endless Wedding
5.8
Movie
Cuddle Buddy
4.0
Movie
The Improv Guru
Movie
First Wave
Movie
The Duke: Based on the Memoir 'I'm The Duke' by J.P. Duke
Movie
Destiny
Movie
Mommy, I'm a Bastard!
Movie
The Touch
Movie
Merrimaker
Movie
Collasuyo
Movie
Arcadia
Movie
Mi Dulcinea
Movie
Collision Bend
Movie
Byron's Theme
Acting credits 1
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | First Wave Film |
Crew credits 19
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Disaster Wedding Film | Director |
| TBA | Collision Bend Film | Director of Photography, Writer |
| TBA | Epiphany Film | Director |
| TBA | Soapbox Film | Writer, Producer |
| 2025 | An Endless Wedding Film | Original Film Writer |
| 2024 | Brothers Film | Director |
| 2020 | Palm Springs Film | Story, Director |
| 2019 | The Improv Guru Film | Director |
| 2017 | Mi Dulcinea Film | Director of Photography, Editor, Writer |
| 2017 | Cuddle Buddy Film | Director |
| 2016 | The Duke: Based on the Memoir 'I'm The Duke' by J.P. Duke Film | Director, Writer |
| 2014 | Anxiety Film | Boom Operator |
| 2014 | The Touch Film | Writer, Director |
| 2014 | Destiny Film | Screenplay, Director |
| 2013 | Merrimaker Film | Director |
| 2013 | Byron's Theme Film | Producer |
| 2013 | Mommy, I'm a Bastard! Film | Writer, Editor, Director, Producer, Director of Photography |
| 2011 | Arcadia Film | Director |
| 2010 | Collasuyo Film | Director of Photography, Editor, Producer, Writer |