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