Person

Max Defalco

Directing

Max DeFalco is an independent writer/director from Long Island, NY, now based in LA. Drawing inspiration from the chaos, colorful characters, and unpredictability he stumbles upon in everyday life, Max creates stories about severely flawed but deeply human individuals. Max’s debut narrative feature film, TEN WILL, will have its World Premiere at Slamdance 2026. He was selected for the 2025 CAA Moebius Film Festival and UTA’s New Wave Showcase for his short film, “Follow Me Wherever I Go.” His films have screened at the Academy Award-qualifying Palm Springs ShortFest, Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, Beyond Fest, among others, and have been featured online via NoBudge and Short of the Week.

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  Bottom-Feeder

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  Ten Will

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  Anything Helps

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  Follow Me Wherever I Go

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  Petals of a Rose

  Second Assistant Camera

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  A Thousand Cars At Night Looks Like A Moving Train

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  The Consequences of Taking Without Asking

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• The Words of the Trees

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• 2026Ten WillWriter
• 2024Follow Me Wherever I GoDirector
• 2024Bottom-FeederProduction Design
• 2023Anything HelpsDirector
• 2022Petals of a RoseSecond Assistant Camera
• 2022The Consequences of Taking Without AskingDirector
• 2021A Thousand Cars At Night Looks Like A Moving TrainDirector
• 2018The Words of the TreesDirector