Short Films
Die Pack (2019) - Writer/Director
SYNOPSIS: After a semi-successful bank robbery, Monica and Ronnie return to their safehouse to divide the cash. But when their third partner, Seth, returns and begins acting strange, Monica must decide how to handle the situation.
(Watch the film in my reel: maxwellstark.com/reel)
OASIS (2019) - Writer
SYNOPSIS: A curious teenager begins to question everything she knows when a small disturbance threatens to destroy her family’s perfect lives.
Entropy (2018) - Writer/Director
SYNOPSIS: After stealing a strange relic, a thief finds his world turned upside down by dark forces.
Inconvenience (2018) - Director
SYNOPSIS: Trying to get home to help her injured wife, a woman who just robbed a bank is forced to hold up a gas station when the clerk refuses to pump her gas.
— Shortcut 100 International Film Festival (Nominated for "Best Shot in Chicago" award)
— Weyauwega International Film Festival
— Red Rock Film Festival
(Watch the film in my reel: maxwellstark.com/reel)
Toasters in Bathtubs (2018) - Writer/Director
SYNOPSIS: Henry’s suicide is interrupted by his friends arriving to surprise him for his birthday. They take him out on a day of adventure to try and show him that life is worth living.
(Watch the film in my reel: maxwellstark.com/reel)
For Pepe (2016) - Writer/Director/Editor
SYNOPSIS: Pepe (my grandfather) runs a tire shop by himself in rural Forest Lake, Minnesota. This is a day in his life of changing tires, and hanging out with his friends.
(Watch the film in my reel: maxwellstark.com/reel)