PALM SPRINGS, Max’s narrative feature debut, premiered at Sundance and received two Golden Globe Nominations, a WGA Award Nomination for Original Screenplay, and the Critics’ Choice Award for Best Comedy.
He followed that with Amazon MGM’s BROTHERS, starring Josh Brolin, Peter Dinklage, Brendan Fraser, Marisa Tomei, Glenn Close, & a Bornean orangutan called Samuel.
Max also wrote and directed MOMMY, I'M A BASTARD!, a documentary about his adoption.
Max earned his MFA in Directing from the AFI Conservatory, trained with Werner Herzog in Cuba, and is a graduate of Yale University.
Up next is EPIPHANY, starring Kristen Wiig & Bill Murray, and an untitled body-swap comedy with Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston, and LuckyChap Entertainment.