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. Max Barbakow는 감독으로, 대표작으로 팜 스프링스, 형제들, The Touch가 있으며, 그 외에도 Epiphany, Collasuyo, Disaster Wedding, Mi Dulcinea, Merrimaker, Arcadia, The Duke: Based on the Memoir 'I'm The Duke' by J.P. Duke, Collision Bend, Mommy, I'm a Bastard!, The Improv Guru, Cuddle Buddy, Destiny 등 다양한 작품을 연출했다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2025년 Un mariage sans fin 집필을 맡았다. 2024년 형제들 연출을 맡았다. 2020년 팜 스프링스 제작에 참여했다.