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Max Defalco
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.
Directing (6)

Ten Will2026 · Director
Ten Will
Ten Will2026 · Director
Follow Me Wherever I go
Follow Me Wherever I go2025 · Director

Anything Helps2023 · Director
A Thousand Cars at Night Looks Like a Moving Train
A Thousand Cars at Night Looks Like a Moving Train2022 · director
The Words of the Trees
The Words of the Trees2018 · director
Writing (5)
Crew (6)

Ten Will2026 · Producer
Bottom-Feeder
Bottom-Feeder2024 · Production Design
Outside the Wall
Outside the Wall2022 · cinematographer
The Rock Bottom
The Rock Bottom2018 · cinematographer
The Words of the Trees
The Words of the Trees2018 · producer
The Words of the Trees
The Words of the Trees2018 · cinematographer