Directing

Max Retik

Max Retik is an independent film director and producer from Los Angeles. After graduating from USC in 2019, he founded June Films, a small production company supporting the next generation of filmmakers creating a slate of bold, original shorts and features. Aside from directing, writing and producing, Max is a cinematographer and visual effects artist working in commercial and narrative.

Known For

The Look

The Look · 2019

An awkward student tries not to embarrass herself again in front of the coolest guy in school.

Man Eating Pussy

Man Eating Pussy · 2026

Man Eating Pussy

MovieDramaHorror

A dying man seeks comfort in a mysterious sex worker whose monstrous anatomy offers not just pleasure—but the ultimate release.

Lemons

A backstage actor shows up late to set for a juice commercial.

Black River

Black River · 2023

MovieDocumentary

In Eastern Kentucky, there's a lost generation of kids. Between the environmental impact of decades of coal mining and the economic impact of one of the highest poverty rates in the United States, I wander around the town of Fleming-Neon asking residents about their daily life, hopes, and fears.

Thru The Wire

Thru The Wire · 2024

A chronically online and socially inept teenager takes a leap of faith to meet up with her online bestie for the first time.

We Used to Take the Long Way Home

We Used to Take the Long Way Home · 2025

We Used to Take the Long Way Home

Returning to Vietnam for the first time since middle school, a teenage girl reunites with old friends for a nostalgic summer road trip to 'Lake Perfect.’ Racing through the countryside and armed with her camera, she attempts to uncover how much of what she left behind remains unchanged, only to discover the past she hoped to reclaim has been invariably altered by oceans of time.

Milk Teeth

Milk Teeth · 2020

MovieFantasyHorror

An orphanage spirals into mayhem when a boy discovers a shadowy creature who comes to collect more than just the children's teeth…

All the Way Down, This Time

All the Way Down, This Time · 2022

All the Way Down, This Time

Three frustrated young artists drive into the wilderness intending to unleash their creativity with a New Moon Ritual. The disastrous evening tests their bonds and raises the question: how far is too far in the pursuit of art?

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The Look

The Look · 2019

An awkward student tries not to embarrass herself again in front of the coolest guy in school.

Director

Man Eating Pussy

Man Eating Pussy · 2026

Man Eating Pussy

MovieDramaHorror

A dying man seeks comfort in a mysterious sex worker whose monstrous anatomy offers not just pleasure—but the ultimate release.

Executive Producer

Lemons

A backstage actor shows up late to set for a juice commercial.

Director

Black River

Black River · 2023

MovieDocumentary

In Eastern Kentucky, there's a lost generation of kids. Between the environmental impact of decades of coal mining and the economic impact of one of the highest poverty rates in the United States, I wander around the town of Fleming-Neon asking residents about their daily life, hopes, and fears.

Director

Thru The Wire

Thru The Wire · 2024

A chronically online and socially inept teenager takes a leap of faith to meet up with her online bestie for the first time.

Director of Photography

We Used to Take the Long Way Home

We Used to Take the Long Way Home · 2025

We Used to Take the Long Way Home

Returning to Vietnam for the first time since middle school, a teenage girl reunites with old friends for a nostalgic summer road trip to 'Lake Perfect.’ Racing through the countryside and armed with her camera, she attempts to uncover how much of what she left behind remains unchanged, only to discover the past she hoped to reclaim has been invariably altered by oceans of time.

Producer

Milk Teeth

Milk Teeth · 2020

MovieFantasyHorror

An orphanage spirals into mayhem when a boy discovers a shadowy creature who comes to collect more than just the children's teeth…

Visual Effects Supervisor

All the Way Down, This Time

All the Way Down, This Time · 2022

All the Way Down, This Time

Three frustrated young artists drive into the wilderness intending to unleash their creativity with a New Moon Ritual. The disastrous evening tests their bonds and raises the question: how far is too far in the pursuit of art?

Editor