User:Skelley01/Max Barbakow

Max Barbakow is an American filmmaker. After directing several short films, he received widespread critical acclaim and recognition for his directorial debut feature film, Palm Springs. ￼  After the film's success at Sundance, Barbakow signed with Range Media Partners. His upcoming projects include Brothers starring Peter Dinklage and Josh Brolin and an untitled body swap comedy featuring Julia Roberts and Jennifer Aniston.

Education
Barbakow graduated from Yale in 2011. He attended the American Film Institute and graduated with an MFA in directing in 2015.

Career
After making short films and sketches for a number of years, Barbakow directed his first feature film Mommy, I'm a Bastard in 2013. His thesis at Yale, Mommy, I'm a Bastard is an autobiographical documentary about his adoption experience and his relationship with his birth mother.

Barbakow found widespread critical and commercial success after the premiere of Palm Springs. The film won Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie at the 2021 Critics Choice Super Awards, and Best Comedy or Musical from the Hollywood Critics Association. After its premiere at Sundance, Hulu acquired the distribution rights to the film in a $15 million deal.

In 2021, Barbakow participated in a commentary cut of Palm Springs, the first of its kind on a streaming platform.

Personal life
Barbakow is married. He met his wife before production began on Palm Springs.

Select filmography as director

 * Mommy, I'm a Bastard (2013)
 * Palm Springs (2020)
 * Brothers (TBA)