Max Barbakow
Directing
Biography
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Max Barbakow
Brothers
2024
ARCHIVE REEL
DW
EDITION NO. 769Disaster Wedding
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Filmography
Acting (1)
Production & Directing (36)
2025
An Endless WeddingOriginal Film Writer
4.9
2024
BrothersDirector
5.9
2020
Palm SpringsStory
7.3
2020
Palm SpringsDirector
7.3
2019
The Improv GuruDirector
4.0
2017
Mi DulcineaDirector of Photography
2017
Mi DulcineaDirector
2017
Mi DulcineaEditor
2017
Mi DulcineaWriter
2017
Cuddle BuddyDirector
5.8
2014
The TouchWriter
2014
The TouchDirector
2014
DestinyScreenplay
2014
DestinyDirector
2013
MerrimakerDirector
2013
Byron's ThemeProducer
2013
Mommy, I'm a Bastard!Writer
2013
Mommy, I'm a Bastard!Editor
2013
Mommy, I'm a Bastard!Director
2013
Mommy, I'm a Bastard!Producer
2013
Mommy, I'm a Bastard!Director of Photography
2011
ArcadiaDirector
2010
CollasuyoDirector of Photography
2010
CollasuyoEditor
2010
CollasuyoDirector
2010
CollasuyoProducer
2010
CollasuyoWriter
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Disaster WeddingDirector
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Collision BendDirector of Photography
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Collision BendWriter
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Collision BendDirector
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EpiphanyDirector
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SoapboxWriter
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SoapboxProducer