Director
Max Barbakow
15 films
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.
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Best known for
Filmography 13
Brothers
2024 · Director
On Amazon Prime Video
Palm Springs
2020 · Director
On Hulu
The Improv Guru
2019 · Director
Mi Dulcinea
2017 · Director, Editor
Cuddle Buddy
2017 · Director
The Duke: Based on the Memoir 'I'm The Duke' by J.P. Duke
2016 · Director, Writer
The Touch
2014 · Writer, Director
Destiny
2014 · Screenplay, Director
Merrimaker
2013 · Director
Byron's Theme
2013 · Producer
Mommy, I'm a Bastard!
2013 · Editor, Director
Arcadia
2011 · Director
Collasuyo
2010 · Writer, Producer