Max Barbakow

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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.

Film	Credit
Brothers2024 · Director	Director
Palm Springs2020 · Director	Director
The Improv Guru2019 · Director	Director
Mi Dulcinea2017 · Director of Photography, Director, Writer	Director of Photography, Director, Writer
Cuddle Buddy2017 · Director	Director
The Duke: Based on the Memoir 'I'm The Duke' by J.P. Duke2016 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Touch2014 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Destiny2014 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Merrimaker2013 · Director	Director
Byron's Theme2013 · Producer	Producer
Mommy, I'm a Bastard!2013 · Writer, Director, Producer, Director of Photography	Writer, Director, Producer, Director of Photography
Arcadia2011 · Director	Director
Collasuyo2010 · Director of Photography, Director, Producer, Writer	Director of Photography, Director, Producer, Writer
First WaveActor	Actor
DDisaster WeddingDirector	Director
Collision BendDirector of Photography, Writer, Director	Director of Photography, Writer, Director
EEpiphanyDirector	Director
SSoapboxWriter, Producer	Writer, Producer