Max Barbakow

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 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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Max Barbakow Movies

  • 1970
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    First Wave

    First Wave

    1 1970 HD

    An urgent satire about the arrival of contemporary American refugees from Miami to Cuba.

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  • 2024
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    Brothers

    Brothers

    5.904 2024 HD

    A reformed criminal's attempt at going straight is derailed when he reunites with his sanity-testing twin brother on a road trip for the score of a lifetime. Dodging bullets, the law, and an overbearing mother along the way, they must heal their severed family bond before they end up killing each other.

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  • 2020
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    Palm Springs

    Palm Springs

    7.332 2020 HD

    When carefree Nyles and reluctant maid of honor Sarah have a chance encounter at a Palm Springs wedding, things get complicated when they find themselves unable to escape the venue, themselves, or each other.

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  • 1970
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    Disaster Wedding

    Disaster Wedding

    1 1970 HD

    Plot details are being kept under wraps outside of the film being set at a wedding that goes off the rails pretty fast.

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  • 2016
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    The Duke: Based on the Memoir 'I'm The Duke' by J.P. Duke

    The Duke: Based on the Memoir 'I'm The Duke' by J.P. Duke

    1 2016 HD

    Mired in a concussed haze, an ex-NFLer struggles to adjust to life off the field during Super Bowl Sunday.

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  • 2017
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    Cuddle Buddy

    Cuddle Buddy

    5.8 2017 HD

    A depressed woman must come to terms with her own vulnerability when she hires an eager Professional Cuddler on Christmas Eve.

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  • 2020
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    Palm Springs

    Palm Springs

    7.332 2020 HD

    When carefree Nyles and reluctant maid of honor Sarah have a chance encounter at a Palm Springs wedding, things get complicated when they find themselves unable to escape the venue, themselves, or each other.

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  • 2019
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    The Improv Guru

    The Improv Guru

    4 2019 HD

    A dark comedy about an arrogant improv teacher, and his deranged students, as they desperately climb over each other to reach for the bottom rung on the ladder to fame.

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  • 2014
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    Destiny

    Destiny

    1 2014 HD

    A young fighter meddles in a feud between "business associates," soon descending into a criminal underworld that's all too real.

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  • 2013
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    Mommy, I'm a Bastard!

    Mommy, I'm a Bastard!

    1 2013 HD

    A young filmmaker considers his adoption and the three families linked by his birth.

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  • 2014
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    The Touch

    The Touch

    1 2014 HD

    St. Louis, 1984: A charismatic televangelist suffers a seizure during a faith-healing crusade, upsetting his veneer of invincibility.

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  • 2013
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    Mommy, I'm a Bastard!

    Mommy, I'm a Bastard!

    1 2013 HD

    A young filmmaker considers his adoption and the three families linked by his birth.

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  • 2014
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    The Touch

    The Touch

    1 2014 HD

    St. Louis, 1984: A charismatic televangelist suffers a seizure during a faith-healing crusade, upsetting his veneer of invincibility.

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  • 2013
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    Merrimaker

    Merrimaker

    1 2013 HD

    After the death of his overbearing mother, an awkward outcast searches for his father at a seedy juke joint.

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  • 2010
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    Collasuyo

    Collasuyo

    1 2010 HD

    Equal parts documentary, road film, and ethnographic recording, Collasuyo makes most sense as a symphony of the nation of Bolivia.

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  • 2010
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    Collasuyo

    Collasuyo

    1 2010 HD

    Equal parts documentary, road film, and ethnographic recording, Collasuyo makes most sense as a symphony of the nation of Bolivia.

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  • 2013
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    Mommy, I'm a Bastard!

    Mommy, I'm a Bastard!

    1 2013 HD

    A young filmmaker considers his adoption and the three families linked by his birth.

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  • 2010
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    Collasuyo

    Collasuyo

    1 2010 HD

    Equal parts documentary, road film, and ethnographic recording, Collasuyo makes most sense as a symphony of the nation of Bolivia.

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  • 2016
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    The Duke: Based on the Memoir 'I'm The Duke' by J.P. Duke

    The Duke: Based on the Memoir 'I'm The Duke' by J.P. Duke

    1 2016 HD

    Mired in a concussed haze, an ex-NFLer struggles to adjust to life off the field during Super Bowl Sunday.

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  • 2013
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    Mommy, I'm a Bastard!

    Mommy, I'm a Bastard!

    1 2013 HD

    A young filmmaker considers his adoption and the three families linked by his birth.

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  • 2010
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    Collasuyo

    Collasuyo

    1 2010 HD

    Equal parts documentary, road film, and ethnographic recording, Collasuyo makes most sense as a symphony of the nation of Bolivia.

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  • 2013
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    Mommy, I'm a Bastard!

    Mommy, I'm a Bastard!

    1 2013 HD

    A young filmmaker considers his adoption and the three families linked by his birth.

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  • 2014
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    Destiny

    Destiny

    1 2014 HD

    A young fighter meddles in a feud between "business associates," soon descending into a criminal underworld that's all too real.

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  • 2010
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    Collasuyo

    Collasuyo

    1 2010 HD

    Equal parts documentary, road film, and ethnographic recording, Collasuyo makes most sense as a symphony of the nation of Bolivia.

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  • 2011
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    Arcadia

    Arcadia

    1 2011 HD

    Children come together in a world falling apart.

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  • 2017
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    Mi Dulcinea

    Mi Dulcinea

    1 2017 HD

    Observe the tenets of Taekwondo. Respect instructors and seniors. Never misuse Taekwondo. Be a champion of freedom and justice. Help to build a more peaceful world.

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  • 1970
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    Collision Bend

    Collision Bend

    1 1970 HD

    Collision Bend is a place — a massive curve of the Cuyahoga River in the heart of Cleveland that forces boats and barges into a blind turn. Like Cleveland itself, the Bend is a place where the possibility of sudden disaster is never far. Collision Bend is also home to Quicken Loans Arena, site of the 2016 Republican National Convention. It was here that 2,472 delegates gathered to elect Donald Trump their nominee for President. COLLISION BEND explores the tension between this event and its setting — the often-absurd politics of our time and the often-harsh reality of the lives most affected by them. It is an intimate portrait of a city and its people bearing witness to American history.

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  • 2013
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    Byron's Theme

    Byron's Theme

    1 2013 HD

    Meet Nick. Nick loves his dog, Byron. Nick is obsessive compulsive. He loses his tooth. He sleeps with his girlfriend's twin sister. He gets stranded in the desert. He faces his inner demons. He must decide who he is as a man.

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  • 1970
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    Collision Bend

    Collision Bend

    1 1970 HD

    Collision Bend is a place — a massive curve of the Cuyahoga River in the heart of Cleveland that forces boats and barges into a blind turn. Like Cleveland itself, the Bend is a place where the possibility of sudden disaster is never far. Collision Bend is also home to Quicken Loans Arena, site of the 2016 Republican National Convention. It was here that 2,472 delegates gathered to elect Donald Trump their nominee for President. COLLISION BEND explores the tension between this event and its setting — the often-absurd politics of our time and the often-harsh reality of the lives most affected by them. It is an intimate portrait of a city and its people bearing witness to American history.

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  • 2017
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    Mi Dulcinea

    Mi Dulcinea

    1 2017 HD

    Observe the tenets of Taekwondo. Respect instructors and seniors. Never misuse Taekwondo. Be a champion of freedom and justice. Help to build a more peaceful world.

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  • 2017
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    Mi Dulcinea

    Mi Dulcinea

    1 2017 HD

    Observe the tenets of Taekwondo. Respect instructors and seniors. Never misuse Taekwondo. Be a champion of freedom and justice. Help to build a more peaceful world.

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  • 1970
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    Collision Bend

    Collision Bend

    1 1970 HD

    Collision Bend is a place — a massive curve of the Cuyahoga River in the heart of Cleveland that forces boats and barges into a blind turn. Like Cleveland itself, the Bend is a place where the possibility of sudden disaster is never far. Collision Bend is also home to Quicken Loans Arena, site of the 2016 Republican National Convention. It was here that 2,472 delegates gathered to elect Donald Trump their nominee for President. COLLISION BEND explores the tension between this event and its setting — the often-absurd politics of our time and the often-harsh reality of the lives most affected by them. It is an intimate portrait of a city and its people bearing witness to American history.

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  • 2017
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    Mi Dulcinea

    Mi Dulcinea

    1 2017 HD

    Observe the tenets of Taekwondo. Respect instructors and seniors. Never misuse Taekwondo. Be a champion of freedom and justice. Help to build a more peaceful world.

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  • 2025
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    An Endless Wedding

    An Endless Wedding

    4.907 2025 HD

    During a wedding in a riad on the edge of the Moroccan desert, Paul meets Louna, the bride's sister and witness. Following a paranormal event, they both find themselves trapped in the same space-time, forced to live the same day over and over again. And so begins a love story set against the backdrop of a time loop and a never-ending marriage…

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  • 1970
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    Epiphany

    Epiphany

    1 1970 HD

    Favorite Ives, an heiress and fashionista whose fortune evaporates overnight, embarks on a two-week search for a rich husband in a bid to fight creditors and keep a roof over her head. She meets eccentric math savant billionaire Oz Bell, who needs Ives’ spirit and spontaneity as much as she needs his money.

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