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  • Max Helmueller
    Director
    Last Night Was a Movie, I'm Good at Things, You Walk Weird, Lost in the Woods, Rot, A Man Explodes, The Audience Member, Confined, Pink Eye, Xanten Rain, The Wasp's Nest, Decay, The Forever Game, Jane Doe, A Very Sad Man, The Road Ahead, Mirror Image, The Negotiator, I Me Mine, Wafflemaker
  • Max Helmueller
    Producer
    Last Night Was a Movie, I'm Good at Things, You Walk Weird, Lost in the Woods, Rot, A Man Explodes, The Audience Member, Confined, Pink Eye, Xanten Rain, The Wasp's Nest, Decay, The Forever Game, Jane Doe, A Very Sad Man, The Road Ahead, Mirror Image, The Negotiator, I Me Mine, Wafflemaker
  • Travis Alajoki
    Producer
  • Max Helmueller
    Cinematography
    I'm Good at Things, You Walk Weird, Lost in the Woods, Rot, a Man Explodes, the Audience Member, Confined, Pink Eye, Xanten Rain, the Wasp's Nest, the Forever Game, a Very Sad Man, the Road Ahead, Mirror Image, the Negotiator, I Me Mine
  • Travis Alajoki
    Cinematography
    I'm Good at Things
  • Max Helmueller
    Editing
    Last Night Was a Movie, I'm Good at Things, You Walk Weird, Lost in the Woods, Rot, A Man Explodes, The Audience Member, Confined, Pink Eye, Xanten Rain, The Wasp's Nest, Decay, The Forever Game, Jane Doe, A Very Sad Man, The Road Ahead, Mirror Image, The Negotiator, I Me Mine, Wafflemaker
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 45 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 13, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Cloven Hoof Film Festival
    Winona, MN
    United States
    April 18, 2026
    North American Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Max Helmueller

If you were to tell Max Helmueller at age 13 that he would become an independent filmmaker later in life: I don't know what he'd do, but he definitely wouldn't be thrilled. He hated going to theaters; movies were just 'boring' to him. Flash forward 10 years and Max can't imagine wanting to do anything other than filmmaking! Max was 16 years old when he first got invested into the medium of filmmaking. Since then, he's written, directed, edited, and starred in 40+ short films. Dedicated to improving his work, he frequently asks friends to help him with short films at least every other month, whether it be with acting or technical aspects. All of Max's short films are uploaded directly to his YouTube channel, Zolar Films, which he runs with his friend Derek Hicks. Max often likes experimenting with different genres and prefers to go out and film something with the resources he has now. Along with the 40+ short films, you could say he's very efficient at what he does.

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