Max Barbakow
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NA/10 avgNo member ratings yetMax 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, Writer, Director of Photography | Director, Writer, Director of Photography |
 Cuddle Buddy2017 · Director | Director |
 The Duke: Based on the Memoir 'I'm The Duke' by J.P. Duke2016 · Director, Writer | Director, Writer |
 The Touch2014 · Director, Writer | Director, Writer |
 Destiny2014 · Director, Screenplay | Director, Screenplay |
 Merrimaker2013 · Director | Director |
 Mommy, I'm a Bastard!2013 · Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography | Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography |
 Arcadia2011 · Director | Director |
 Collasuyo2010 · Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography | Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography |
| DDisaster WeddingDirector | Director |
 Collision BendDirector, Writer, Director of Photography | Director, Writer, Director of Photography |
| EEpiphanyDirector | Director |