Max Walker-Silverman

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Max Walker-Silverman
Born1993 [1]
Occupation(s)Director, screenwriter, producer
Years active2017-present

Max Walker-Silverman (born 1993) is an American filmmaker. He wrote, directed and produced A Love Song (2022) and Rebuilding (2025).

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Early life

Walker-Silverman grew up in Telluride, Colorado. [2] [3] He attended Stanford University and the New York University Tisch School of the Arts. [4] [5]

Career

Walker-Silverman directed the short films Get Away, which had its world premiere at the Raindance Film Festival. [6] Left/Righty which had its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival and was awarded a National Board of Review Student Grant. [7] [8] and Chuj Boys of Summer which screened at the Hamptons International Film Festival and South by Southwest. [9] [10]

In 2022, Walker-Silverman made his feature-length debut with A Love Song starring Dale Dickey and Wes Studi, which had its world premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, and subsequently screened at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival and Tribeca Festival. [11] [12] [13] It was released on July 29, 2022, by Bleecker Street. [14]

Walker-Silverman's second feature Rebuilding starring Josh O'Connor will have its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. [15]

Filmography

Feature film

YearTitleDirectorProducerWriter
2022 A Love Song YesYesYes
2025 Rebuilding YesNoYes

Short film

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducer
2017Get AwayYesYesNo
2019Lefty/RightyYesYesNo
2020Chuj Boys of SummerYesYesNo

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