Max Standford
- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Max Standford is a Spanish - Peruvian young film director, photographer, dancer and performer.
After graduating from the 'Escuela de Educadores' in Pamplona, he made the decision to move to Madrid to continue his studies in social work. In the meantime, he was introducing himself to the world of dance and performance.
Standford has the opportunity to participate in workshops on theatre and performance in countries such as Poland, Latvia, Slovakia, Cyprus, and Armenia, which helps him develop his skills and give him the chance to Perform in other countries such as Hungary (Act it out), Greece (Science on the Moon and the beast in Human) and his own country Spain (A mi manera, Dragtivism '22).
In 2021, he makes the decision to move to Palermo to work for an NGO called HRYO in the visual department, directing some social documentaries. They offer him the opportunity to do an internship in Turkey which inspired him to create a new project that reflects the challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community, releasing an experimental short movie in 2022, a first part of #Feetheaileni.
After finishing his contract in Turkey, he decided to come back to Palermo to study Regia at the Scuola di Cinema Independente Piano Focale, taking the chance to develop his finale student project titled 'Passion Fruit'. A project that was developed to honour women and understand their experiences; which is conducted significant research by perusing several articles, books, and news footage in order to compassionately replicate the scenario in order to connect with the audience and encourage debate.
Through this experience, he was given the chance to work as an assistant director for Rosa Russo ( Hearts of salt), Fabio Bagnasco (Un Giorno in Piu, The dream is real), Danilo Nuncio (Un paso in Dietro), Andrea Deguardi (Crepe) and Pasquale Palmeri (Rock 'n' Trope). And as Aiuto Regia for Maurizio di Rosa (La Cura) and Francesco Lentini (Tutta un' altra storia).
After graduating from the 'Escuela de Educadores' in Pamplona, he made the decision to move to Madrid to continue his studies in social work. In the meantime, he was introducing himself to the world of dance and performance.
Standford has the opportunity to participate in workshops on theatre and performance in countries such as Poland, Latvia, Slovakia, Cyprus, and Armenia, which helps him develop his skills and give him the chance to Perform in other countries such as Hungary (Act it out), Greece (Science on the Moon and the beast in Human) and his own country Spain (A mi manera, Dragtivism '22).
In 2021, he makes the decision to move to Palermo to work for an NGO called HRYO in the visual department, directing some social documentaries. They offer him the opportunity to do an internship in Turkey which inspired him to create a new project that reflects the challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community, releasing an experimental short movie in 2022, a first part of #Feetheaileni.
After finishing his contract in Turkey, he decided to come back to Palermo to study Regia at the Scuola di Cinema Independente Piano Focale, taking the chance to develop his finale student project titled 'Passion Fruit'. A project that was developed to honour women and understand their experiences; which is conducted significant research by perusing several articles, books, and news footage in order to compassionately replicate the scenario in order to connect with the audience and encourage debate.
Through this experience, he was given the chance to work as an assistant director for Rosa Russo ( Hearts of salt), Fabio Bagnasco (Un Giorno in Piu, The dream is real), Danilo Nuncio (Un paso in Dietro), Andrea Deguardi (Crepe) and Pasquale Palmeri (Rock 'n' Trope). And as Aiuto Regia for Maurizio di Rosa (La Cura) and Francesco Lentini (Tutta un' altra storia).