Born in Kazakhstan now based in Los Angeles, CA; Max is a multi-media artist specializing in illustration, graphic novels and filmmaking.
After graduating from California Institute of the Arts in 2023, Max has been writing their own graphic novel Yesterday’s October, writing and producing their upcoming feature 22 trees and been jumping from one film set to another. Outside of being a screenwriter and director, they work as a grip, assistant camera and bts photographer.
On their free time; they sculpt weird monsters with polymer clay, drink a concerning amount of coffee and dance.
Filmmaker, Graphic Novelist
Max is currently available for hire, commission work and collaboration.
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FESTIVALS/GALLERIES
LA 48 Hour Film Project 2025
DTLA Art Night 2025
San Diego Undeground Film Festival 2025
Mar del Plata Film Festival 2024
International Filmfest Oldenburg 2024
Burbank Film Festival 2023
CalArts Bijou Festival 2023
DOWNTOWN 500 2020
FILMOGRAPHY
1ST/2ND ASSISTANT CAMERA
WE’RE MARRIED (2025) - DIR. JUANI MANZO
INVISIBLE EMPIRE (2025-) DIR. VIDAL QUINTANAR
MUJER, MAR, Y MUERTE (2024-) DIR. FERNANDA JURADO
SOUND OF INSPIRATION (2023-) DIR. FERNANDA JURADO
GRIP
TU Y YO (2025-) DIR. LIZBETH CALLEJA
ROCKETMAN (2025-) DIR. ALDAIR GUITERREZ
LA MONSTRE (2025) DIR. ALDAIR GUITERREZ
BEFORE THE BELL RINGS (2025-) DIR. JOAQUIN MADRID LARRANAGA
YOU DON'T KNOW DICK (2025-) DIR. SEAN FRANCIS
BTS PHOTOGRAPHER
CRAVE (2025-) DIR. PATRICK DENAN
MEN OF BUSINESS (2025-) DIR. TIFFANY HARDING
CLOWN (2025) DIR. LIZBETH CALLEJA RESIN (2025-) DIR. RAPHI EIDELMAN
THE DEAD DON'T SPEAK (2025) DIR. ELMAR GUZMAN ECHOES OF US (2025-) DIR. SARAH MARKUS, RAPHI EIDELMAN
PROP MAKER
TALES OF THE BLUE WALL (2024-) DIR. MARCO ZHANG
NOSTALGIA DE UN CORAZÓN (AÚN) VIVO (2024) DIR. DIEGO GAXIOLA
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
ACCELERATION (2024) DIR. WENXIN ZHOU
SCRIPT SUPERVISOR
DINNER AT THE END OF THE WORLD (2022) - DIR. GABRIELLE MILMAN
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
FRACTURES (2025-) DIR. RAPHI EIDELMAN MEN OF BUSINESS (2025-) DIR. TIFFANY HARDING
AD - ONE FOR THE CURIOUS (2025) DIR. MUSTAFA MAHDI
THE DEAD DON'T SPEAK (2025) DIR. ELMAR GUZMAN
RESIN (2025) DIR. RAPHI EIDELMAN
AIMY (2025-) DIR. RAPHI CIDELMAN
REVELATIONS (2025-) DIR. JACK CARLSEN
AIR THROUGH AIR (2025) DIR. GABRIELLE MILMAN