Max Barbakow
- Known for
- Directing
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.
Filmography
- Soapbox
Soapbox TBA
Writer, Producer
- Epiphany
Epiphany TBA
Director
Collision Bend TBA
Director of Photography, Writer, Director
- Disaster Wedding
Disaster Wedding TBA
Director
First Wave TBA
Actor
An Endless Wedding 2025
Original Film Writer
Brothers 2024
Director
Palm Springs 2020
Story, Director
The Improv Guru 2019
Director
Mi Dulcinea 2017
Director of Photography, Director, Editor, Writer
Cuddle Buddy 2017
Director
The Duke: Based on the Memoir 'I'm The Duke' by J.P. Duke 2016
Director, Writer
- Anxiety
Anxiety 2014
Boom Operator
The Touch 2014
Writer, Director
Destiny 2014
Screenplay, Director
Merrimaker 2013
Director
Byron's Theme 2013
Producer
Mommy, I'm a Bastard! 2013
Writer, Editor, Director, Producer, Director of Photography
Arcadia 2011
Director
Collasuyo 2010
Director of Photography, Editor, Director, Producer, Writer
Credits from TMDB.