Max Barbakow
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.
Known for
Directing15
movieBrothers
2024
Director
moviePalm Springs
2020
Director
movieThe Improv Guru
2019
Director
movieMi Dulcinea
2017
Director
movieCuddle Buddy
2017
Director
movieThe Touch
2014
Director
movieDestiny
2014
Director
movieMerrimaker
2013
Director
movieMommy, I'm a Bastard!
2013
Director
movieArcadia
2011
Director
movieCollasuyo
2010
Director
movieCollision Bend
Director
Epiphany
Director
Writing10
movieAn Endless Wedding
2025
Original Film Writer
movieMi Dulcinea
2017
Writer
movieThe Touch
2014
Writer
movieDestiny
2014
Screenplay
movieCollasuyo
2010
Writer
movieCollision Bend
Writer
Soapbox
Writer
Camera4
movieMi Dulcinea
2017
Director of Photography
movieMommy, I'm a Bastard!
2013
Director of Photography
movieCollasuyo
2010
Director of Photography
movieCollision Bend
Director of Photography
Production4
movieByron's Theme
2013
Producer
movieMommy, I'm a Bastard!
2013
Producer
movieCollasuyo
2010
Producer
Soapbox
Producer