Max Helmueller

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Director (25 Credits)
Skeleton Key2026
Short
A Killing in the Fog2025
Short
A Man Explodes2025
Short
Cold Echoes2025
I'm Good At Things2025
Last Night Was a Movie2025
Short
Lost in the Woods2025
Short
Stink Bug2025
Short
The Intruder2025
Short, Other
You Walk Weird2025
Short
Pink Eye2024
Experimental, Short
Rot2024
Short
The Audience Member2024
Short
Xanten Rain2024
Short, Student
A Very Sad Man2023
Experimental, Short, Student
Confined2023
Short, Student
Decay2023
Short, Student
Jane Doe2023
Short, Student
The Forever Game2023
Experimental, Short, Student
The Road Ahead2023
Experimental, Short, Student
The Wasp's Nest2023
Experimental, Short, Student
I Me Mine2022
Short, Student
Mirror Image2022
Short, Student
The Negotiator2022
Short, Student
Wafflemaker2022
Short, Student
Editor (24 Credits)
Skeleton Key2026
Short
A Man Explodes2025
Short
Cold Echoes2025
I'm Good At Things2025
Last Night Was a Movie2025
Short
Lost in the Woods2025
Short
Stink Bug2025
Short
The Intruder2025
Short, Other
You Walk Weird2025
Short
Pink Eye2024
Experimental, Short
Rot2024
Short
The Audience Member2024
Short
Xanten Rain2024
Short, Student
A Very Sad Man2023
Experimental, Short, Student
Confined2023
Short, Student
Decay2023
Short, Student
Jane Doe2023
Short, Student
The Forever Game2023
Experimental, Short, Student
The Road Ahead2023
Experimental, Short, Student
The Wasp's Nest2023
Experimental, Short, Student
I Me Mine2022
Short, Student
Mirror Image2022
Short, Student
The Negotiator2022
Short, Student
Wafflemaker2022
Short, Student
Producer (20 Credits)
Drink More Water2026
Short
Skeleton Key2026
Short
A Killing in the Fog2025
Short
A Man Explodes2025
Short
Cold Echoes2025
I'm Good At Things2025
Last Night Was a Movie2025
Short
Lost in the Woods2025
Short
Stink Bug2025
Short
You Walk Weird2025
Short
Rot2024
Short
The Audience Member2024
Short
A Very Sad Man2023
Experimental, Short, Student
Confined2023
Short, Student
Decay2023
Short, Student
Jane Doe2023
Short, Student
The Forever Game2023
Experimental, Short, Student
I Me Mine2022
Short, Student
Mirror Image2022
Short, Student
The Negotiator2022
Short, Student
Writer (19 Credits)
A Killing in the Fog2025
Short
A Man Explodes2025
Short
Cold Echoes2025
I'm Good At Things2025
Lost in the Woods2025
Short
The Intruder2025
Short, Other
You Walk Weird2025
Short
Rot2024
Short
The Audience Member2024
Short
Xanten Rain2024
Short, Student
A Very Sad Man2023
Experimental, Short, Student
Confined2023
Short, Student
Decay2023
Short, Student
Jane Doe2023
Short, Student
The Wasp's Nest2023
Experimental, Short, Student
I Me Mine2022
Short, Student
Mirror Image2022
Short, Student
The Negotiator2022
Short, Student
Wafflemaker2022
Short, Student
Acting (15 Credits)
Skeleton Key2026
Short
A Killing in the Fog2025
Short
Cold Echoes2025
Last Night Was a Movie2025
Short
The Intruder2025
Short, Other
You Walk Weird2025
Short
Pink Eye2024
Experimental, Short
The Audience Member2024
Short
A Very Sad Man2023
Experimental, Short, Student
Confined2023
Short, Student
Decay2023
Short, Student
The Road Ahead2023
Experimental, Short, Student
I Me Mine2022
Short, Student
The Negotiator2022
Short, Student
Wafflemaker2022
Short, Student
Cinematographer (13 Credits)
A Man Explodes2025
Short
I'm Good At Things2025
Lost in the Woods2025
Short
Rot2024
Short
The Audience Member2024
Short
Xanten Rain2024
Short, Student
A Very Sad Man2023
Experimental, Short, Student
Confined2023
Short, Student
The Forever Game2023
Experimental, Short, Student
The Road Ahead2023
Experimental, Short, Student
The Wasp's Nest2023
Experimental, Short, Student
Mirror Image2022
Short, Student
The Negotiator2022
Short, Student
Cinematography (3 Credits)
Cold Echoes2025
Stink Bug2025
Short
You Walk Weird2025
Short
Poster (2 Credits)
Cold Echoes2025
I'm Good At Things2025
Sound (2 Credits)
I'm Good At Things2025
You Walk Weird2025
Short
Lighting (2 Credits)
A Man Explodes2025
Short
You Walk Weird2025
Short
Story (1 Credit)
Skeleton Key2026
Short

Official Selection
A Killing in the Fog

Cloven Hoof Film Festival
Winona, MN

2026

Official Selection
Stink Bug

Cloven Hoof Film Festival
Winona, MN

2026

Official Selection
Last Night Was a Movie

Mystery Box Film Challenge
Waverly, PA

2026

Official Selection
I'm Good At Things

Cloven Hoof Film Festival
Winona, MN

2026

Honorable Mention
Lost in the Woods

Cloven Hoof Film Festival
Winona, MN

2026

Official Selection
A Man Explodes

Deep Cut Film Festival
Kitchener, Ontario

2026

Official Selection
The Audience Member

Shorts in Winter Short Film Festival
Two Harbors, MN

2026

Official Selection
Mirror Image

Spook Screen
County Cork

2025

Official Selection
The Wasp's Nest

The Flint Short Film Freakout
Flint, MI

2025

Official Selection
Xanten Rain

EYRIE Film Festival
Minneapolis, MN

2025

Honorable Mention
The Audience Member

Cloven Hoof Film Festival
Winona, Minnesota

2025

Official Selection
The Audience Member

Woodbury Short Film Festival And Food Drive
Woodbury, Minnesota

2025

Official Selection
A Man Explodes

Edina Community Shorts
Edina, MN

2025

Official Selection
The Audience Member

Crow River Film Festival
St. Michael, MN

2025

Official Selection
The Audience Member

Eagan Film Festival
Eagan, MN

2025

Official Selection
The Negotiator

Intercollegiate Film Festival
St Louis Park, MN

2024

Official Selection
A Very Sad Man

Rising Tide Film Festival
Tuscaloosa, AL

2024

Official Selection
Confined

573 Short Film Festival
Farmington, Missouri

2024

Official Selection
The Wasp's Nest

Rising Tide Film Festival
Tuscaloosa, AL

2024

Official Selection
The Wasp's Nest

Unspooled Film & Animation Festival
Menomonie, WI

2024

Official Selection
The Wasp's Nest

Flint Youth Film Festival
Flint, MI

2024

FINALIST - Student Short Film
The Wasp's Nest

Star City Film Festival
Waukon, IA

2024

Official Selection
Xanten Rain

Pisa Robot Film Festival
Toscana, Pisa

2024

WINNER: Best in Show - Adult
The Audience Member

Academy Art Museum 48 Hour Video Race
Easton, Maryland

2024

Official Selection
The Audience Member

Edina Community Shorts
Edina, Minnesota

2024

Nominee: Best Horror
The Wasp's Nest

AltFF Alternative Film Festival
Toronto, Ontario

2023

Official Selection
Jane Doe

Intercollegiate Film Festival
St Louis Park, MN

2023

Official Selection
A Very Sad Man

Ravenwood Film Festival
Sault Ste Marie, ON

2023

Official Selection
Wafflemaker

Intercollegiate Film Festival
Minneapolis, MN

2022

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College

Augsburg University

Film Production

2020 – 2024

College

Inver Hills Community College

N/A

2017 – 2020

High School

Eagan High School

N/A

2013 – 2017

Birth Date

January 26, 1999

Birth City

Eagan

Current City

Eagan

Hometown

Eagan

Height

5' 11''

Gender

Male

Ethnicity

White

Eye Color

Blue

Zodiac Sign

Aquarius

Originally wanted to pursue a (very flawed) dream of either game design or YouTube Let's Player, but that dream was soon lost once Max discovered his love for filmmaking

“By being willing to be a bad artist, you have a chance to be an artist, and perhaps, over time, a very good one.” - Julia Cameron

Continue making cool stuff!

Contact

Résumé & Attachments

Film & Media Credits
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Links

Zolar Films (Collection of Max Helmueller's short films)

Résumé & Attachments

Film & Media Credits
Download

Links

Zolar Films (Collection of Max Helmueller's short films)